Bernd
11/22/2022 (Tue) 07:29
No.49249
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11/22/2022 (Tue) 07:29
No.49249
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>>49247
And also, I would not say Saturnalia was a degenerate celebration. That sounds like pop history. Sure all Festivals lend themselves to alcohol which lends itself to sex but Romans were not as loose as pop history would tell you, marriage outside of wedlock was still illegal, for citizens anyway, nobody cares what you do to slaves.
I know Cromwell banned Christmas but he also banned sport and theatre, that's what Puritans were like. I can easily see them calling it degenerate but it would have no bearing on whether or not Saturnalia was any more or less degenerate, most likely they were fairly similar.
And also, I would not say Saturnalia was a degenerate celebration. That sounds like pop history. Sure all Festivals lend themselves to alcohol which lends itself to sex but Romans were not as loose as pop history would tell you, marriage outside of wedlock was still illegal, for citizens anyway, nobody cares what you do to slaves.
I know Cromwell banned Christmas but he also banned sport and theatre, that's what Puritans were like. I can easily see them calling it degenerate but it would have no bearing on whether or not Saturnalia was any more or less degenerate, most likely they were fairly similar.