GENERAL HOLIDAY INFO
True or False:
Only the nobles got to celebrate holidays in ancient Rome
False
Even the servants got to celebrate holidays
The holiday was in honor of which goddess?
What was the Roman name for December 25 holiday?
Saturnalia.
What was the Roman name for the holiday celebrated on February 14?
Lupercalia.
What is the definition of a holiday?
A holiday is a specific event when people come together to celebrate.
What was Flora the goddess of?
What did Saturnalia celebrate?
The winter solstice (the changing of seasons)
What goddess did it honor?
Venus - the goddess of love.
What is the name of the Roman calendar which noted holidays?
What did May Day celebrate?
The beginning of Spring.
What gifts did they give?
Dolls, candles, caged birds
What did this holiday celebrate?
spring, fertility and ancestors
Give an example of entertainment during the May Day celebration
Elephants walking on tightropes.
This holiday celebrated generosity to the poor. How did the Romans execute this concept?
By the inversion of social roles for the day.
Who declared this holiday?
Julius Caesar.
True or False:
They decorated trees just like we do today
True
Which emperor sentenced Valentine to death?
Emperor Claudius ll
Recount the story of how Valentine's Day got its name
Emperor Claudius the 2nd outlawed marriage.
Priest named Valentine married couples in secret.
Emperor Claudius sentenced Valentine to death on Feb 14
Valentine wrote a goodbye letter to his daughter and signed it from your Valentine