12-19-2005, 09:04 PM
Gaius: A universal meaning? Do you mean that the Sun and fertility shall once again arise and conquer the forces of death and decay? Or the joyous celebration of madness as a ventilation shaft for winter-weary slaves and serfs everywhere (as in the Roman Saturnalia, or the much later Gothic "Fool's Mass" between Christmas night and the 13th day, or the much later modern secular celebration with too much alcohol and secretaries telling their bosses off at Christmas lunches)? Or something else?
Surely you're not thinking of... no, that can't be it. Perish miserably the thought of disregarding the cultural diversity involved. :wink:
Surely you're not thinking of... no, that can't be it. Perish miserably the thought of disregarding the cultural diversity involved. :wink:
PRIMVS CALPVRNIVS LIVIANVS aka SANGVE aka Øystein Bech Gadmar
LEG XV AP of Norway (Romans? In Norway?!)
Somniatorem me dixeris, sed unicus non sum
-- Johannes Lennonius, MXMLXXI
LEG XV AP of Norway (Romans? In Norway?!)
Somniatorem me dixeris, sed unicus non sum
-- Johannes Lennonius, MXMLXXI
