Pagan Calendar - September 2008. SCI-FI-LONDON 8 - FILM FESTIVAL :: 29 April - 4 May 2009. __Welcome to Candlegrove's Ancient Origins of the Holidays__ Saturnalia - A Winter Solstice Ritual. Apollonius Sophistes© 1996 Preface This ritual compresses the Consualia (for Consus, God of the Storage Bin), the Saturnalia (for Saturn, God of Sowing), and the Opalia (for Ops, Goddess of Plenty) into a single festival, a Brumalia, or Winter Solstice (Bruma) ritual. The Saturnalia Chants are available on a separate page, which may be printed for use in the ritual. The primary sources for this ritual are Macrobius' Saturnalia (Bk. I, Chs. 7, 8, 10, 11) and Scullard's Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic (pp. 205-7). (There is additional information available on the Saturnalia, Consualia and Opalia; see De Saturno & Jano Tractatus for background information on Saturn.) This ritual is dedicated to the Gods and may be used for any nonprofit purpose, provided that its source is acknowledged.
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Solstice & Equinox Times. INDEX Celtic Fest of the Dead. Ancient Origins Solstice. Winter solstice celebrations of Christianity, Judaism, Neopaganism, etc. Religious information Menu Sponsored link Overview: Everywhere in the world, people observe various seasonal days of celebration during the month of December. In the southern hemisphere, the summer solstice is celebrated in December, when the night time is at a minimum and the daytime is at a maximum. Topics covered in this section: Copyright © 1999 to 2011, by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance Originally written: 1999-DEC-03 Latest update: 2011-DEC-02 Author: B.A.