saturnalia

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We threw strange parties: a garden party with a “make your own hat” bar, a dinner party full of spontaneous performance art and a birthday party called Lord Pontchartrain’s Cosmic Saturnalia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Ancient Romans celebrated the winter solstice with Saturnalia, a seven-day festival that involved giving presents, decorating houses with plants, and lighting candles.

From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023

Dr Caroline Pudney, a senior archaeology lecturer at the University of Chester, said keeping Saturnalia alive in the city was about "maintaining a sense of tradition and bringing the past to life".

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

By the time of the late-Roman Republic, Saturnalia had grown from a one-day celebration to a week-long festival held each year from December 17 to 23.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

In memory of the Golden Age, when he reigned in Italy, the great feast of the Saturnalia was held every year during the winter.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton