Saturnalia

Saturnalia was celebrated in honor of which ancient god?

• Hermes

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Aphrodite

Saturn was the god of...

• love

• agriculture

• war

• art

When was Saturnalia celebrated?

• mid-summer

• mid-winter

Eplain in your own words how Romans celebrated Saturnalia

Write one Christmas tradition that comes from the Roman Saturnalia

In some cases, slaves sat at the head of the table while their masters...

• danced

• served them

• ate with them

Romans gave candles as gifts to each other to celebrate...

• the return of light after the solstice

• the birth of Jesus

• the beginning of the harvest