February brought the Lupercalia to ward off evil spirits and promote fertility the Parentalia to commemorate deceased ancestors and the Feralia to propitiate the gods below.Īpril was a month of agricultural days: the Palilia, Cerealia and Vinalia, festival of wine. Barely a week would pass without there being a festival to honour or god to appease. The Romans were always celebrating something. This is followed by cries of Yo Saternalia.Even the Romans set special time aside to enjoy homely pleasures in midwinter, writes Daisy Dunn Then torches are light to spread the light to the four corners of the fortress. Roman Soldiers carrying a effigy of Saturn. In Chester the Roman festival is celebrated by a march through the city centre by Slaves became masters and masters became slaves. The Roman festival was a seven day feast were the normal rules of society were reversed. It is a celebration of the god Saturn, who the Romans thought would bring back light and renewal and summer again. Saturnalia is the old Roman midwinter festival held around the 17th of December. If you want to learn more and see the great show of Saturnalia and the mid winter watch parade then comeĢ3 Grosvenor Street Chester Cheshire CH1 2DD Well it's that time of year again when Chester best March though the streets of Chester to celebrate SaturnaliaĪ time of year were chaos is unleashed upon the earth for 12 days due to the court houses being closed.īut it is also a time year to share gifts of light and silver.
‘To light the darkest nights of the year before days start to get longer with the return of the Sun’. In form of the modern invention of glow sticks. In celebration of the Saturnalia season our roman soldiers will be giving out the traditional Roman gift of light. The 17th of December is the traditional start of the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia. The location is Town Hall then loops around the City Centre. Watch the Lord of Misrule and his ghoulish friends hit the cobbles for a riotous romp with a mischievous coterie of fire breathers, devils, skeletons, ice queens, Jack Frosts as the procession dances through the city centre. Historical torch lit Roman soldier parade recreating the old Roman midwinter festival.Ĭhester Winter Watch II & Saturnalia Parade 2021 Wine would have been served in drinking cups such as these ones with a fittingly inscription It would be the third day of the Roman Saturnalia festival.ĭrinking and being drunk in public was an important part of Saturnalia. This available from the Tourist Information Shop next to the Town Hall in the Centre of Chester.īIBE VIVAS MULTIS ANNIS (Drink and live many years). Chester City Council publish a monthly 'what's on' guide.
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