Sometimes I really gotta give it up to the History Channel. Here’s a great segment on how our modern “Christmas” stole most of it’s hoopla from Winter Festivals that predate it:
http://www.history.com/video.do?name=culture&bcpid=1681694254&bclid=1675979322
Since I haven’t been celebrating Xmas for the last 8 years I’ve decided that I’m going to celebrate Saturnalia. It seems far more suitable for my disposition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
Hmmm… now where did I put my pileus?
Oh, and here’s a random vid of me making fun with the washing machine…
io, Saturnalia!
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