Io Saturnalia

"For how many years shall this festival abide! Never shall age destroy so holy a day! While the hills of Latium remain and father Tiber, while thy Rome stands and the Capitol thou hast restored to the world, it shall continue." - Saturnalia

Saturnalia occurs traditionally on December 17 (though some traditions celebrate it for more than just that day - ending it on Winter Solstice). It was created to honor the god of sowing, Saturn. The poet Catullus describes Saturnalia as the best of days. It was a time of celebration, visits to friends, and gift-giving, particularly of wax candles (cerei), and earthenware figurines (sigillaria).

For this swap, we will be sending our partner two things:

• Your own Saturnalia customs/rituals/traditions (or do a bit of research if you've never celebrated Saturnalia)
• A traditional Saturnalia gift of either candles (beeswax is great) or little figurines, and I also think that ornaments made out of natural things would be great such as stars made out of twigs, little wreaths, or ornaments of sun or stars so that outdoor trees can be decorated or they can be used for one's indoor decor/altar. Handmade is great!

Just a little package to celebrate Saturnalia for your partner! The celebrative phrase used for this ancient holiday is "io saturnalia", which is pronounced "yo saturnalia". This will be a rather quick turnaround swap as we want everyone to receive their gifts before Saturnalia.

Don't forget that the rule of the group is if you flake on a CW swap, you will be removed!