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Saturnalia

Last updated over 3 years ago

14 questions

Question 1 | 00:38

Question 2 | 00:43

Question 3 | 00:51

Question 4 | 00:59

Question 5 | 01:15

Question 6 | 01:28

Question 7 | 01:44

Question 8 | 02:08

Question 9 | 02:39

Question 10 | 03:13

Question 11 | 03:33

Question 12 | 03:49

Question 13 | 03:56

Question 14 | 04:20

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Question 1

00:38

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Question 2

00:43

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Question 3

00:51

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Question 4

00:59

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Question 5

01:15

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Question 6

01:28

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Question 7

01:44

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Question 8

02:08

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Question 9

02:39

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Question 10

03:13

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Question 11

03:33

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Question 12

03:49

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Question 13

03:56

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Question 14

04:20

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Question 1

1.

Saturnalia was a week-long _______ celebrated in ancient _______ .

Question 2

2.

It was often celebrated between December 17th through _______ .

Question 3

3.

Saturnalia was celebrated in honor of the god _______ .  He was the god of _______ and time.  

Question 4

4.

Saturnalia was first celebrated as early as _______ .

Question 5

5.

The celebration was a fun time where people ate, drank and _______ .  

Question 6

6.

People also wore special, colorful clothes called _______. 

Question 7

7.

The festival usually began with a sacrifice of bulls in front of the Temple of Saturn.  Then the  feet of the statue of the Roman god, which had been tied with _______ during the year, were _______ on Saturnalia.  This was done by the priest.  It represented  _______ or freedom.

Question 8

8.

Masters would wear the HATS of their slaves. These hats were called _______ .

Question 9

9.

On the 3rd day of Saturnalia, the Feast of _______ took place.  This was to honor _______, the wife of  SATURN.  She was also the goddess of _______ and fertility.

Question 10

10.

Towards the end of Saturnalia, _______ were also exchanged.  _______ or wax figures of gods, were given.

Question 11

11.

CANDLES were also a very popular gift.  They represented the LIGHT of the sun god, _______. They also stood for people’s search for _______ .

Question 12

12.

During the festival, people also greeted each other with the words, _______!

Question 13

13.

As the festival came to an end, the _______ around the god’s feet were again TIGHTENED.  This also restored the normal _______  [between masters and slaves].

Question 14

14.

Saturnalia was a pagan festival.  It was so popular that the early CHRISTIAN CHURCH could not remove it.  So, it was made a part of the Christian _______.  From then on _______ replaced the Roman gods, as the focus of the celebrations.