1、Their festival was calledSaturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st.(他们的电影节被称为撒特那利亚始于12月中旬和1月1日结束。) hao86.com
2、Christmas Allegedly Christmas tree first appeared in ancient Rome in mid-DecemberSaturnalia, the German missionary Nikos in the 8th century AD, dedicated to El nino using P-trees.(圣诞树据称，圣诞树最早呈现在古罗马12月中旬的农神节，德国布道士尼古斯在公元8世纪用纵树供奉圣婴。)
3、In ancient and early Medieval times, Christmas was either a minor feast, or not celebrated at all. the Romans had a winter celebration known asSaturnalia.(在古代及中世纪前期，圣诞节只是一个次要节日，有时人们根本不庆祝它。)
4、One week before the winter solstice, Romans began celebratingSaturnalia, an orgy of food and drink, in honor of Satyr, the god of agriculture.(在冬至一周前，罗马人开始庆祝农神节，纵酒狂欢，以纪念农业之神撒梯。)
