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were not. Hijmans believes this implies that the radiate crown of living emperors is a symbolic link to
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On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country however persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits because it often happens that another day is not suitable for grain-sowing or
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on the grounds that
Aurelian placed and consecrated a cult statue of the sun god looted from Palmyra in the temple of Sol Invictus. Forsythe (2012) discusses these arguments and adds a third more recent one, based on the work of Steven Hijmans. Hijmans argues that Aurelian's solar deity was simply
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instituted by
Aurelian. Every pontifex of Sol was a member of the senatorial elite, indicating that the priesthood of Sol was now highly prestigious. Almost all these senators held other priesthoods as well, however, and some of these other priesthoods take precedence in the inscriptions in which
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It was a custom of the Pagans to celebrate on the same 25 December the birthday of the Sun, at which they kindled lights in token of festivity. In these solemnities and revelries, the
Christians also took part. Accordingly, when the doctors of the Church perceived that the Christians had a
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in the Roman calendar. In Rome, this yearly festival was celebrated with thirty chariot races. Gary
Forsythe, Professor of Ancient History, says "This celebration would have formed a welcome addition to the seven-day period of the
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Publius Aelius
Amandus dedicated this to the god Sol Invictus in accordance with the vow he had made, upon his honorable discharge from the equestrian guard of the emperor, during the consulship of Tertullus and
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legalized
Christianity and restricted paganism. The last known inscription referring to Sol Invictus dates to AD 387, although there were enough devotees in the fifth century that the Christian theologian
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An inscription of CE 102 records a restoration of a portico of Sol in what is now the
Trastevere area of Rome by a certain Gaius Iulius Anicetus. While he may have had in mind an allusion to his own
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SOLI INVICTO DEO / EX VOTO SUSCEPTO / ACCEPTA MISSIONE / HONESTA EX NUME/RO EQ(UITUM) SING(ULARIUM) AUG(USTI) P(UBLIUS) / AELIUS AMANDUS / D(E)D(ICAVIT) TERTULLO ET / SACERDOTI CO(N)S(ULIBUS)
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Berrens (2004) deals with coin-evidence of
Imperial connection to the Solar cult. Sol is depicted sporadically on imperial coins in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, then more frequently from
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nimbus makes the
Christian significance apparent", and the figure is seen by some simply as a representation of the Sun with no explicit religious reference whatever, pagan or Christian.
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revived his cult in AD 274 and promoted Sol Invictus as the chief god of the empire. From Aurelian onward, Sol Invictus often appeared on imperial coinage, usually shown wearing a
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is continuous from the "earliest history" of the city until the institution of Christianity as the exclusive state religion. Scholars have sometimes regarded the traditional
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received the full support of the emperors: The many coins showing the sun god that these emperors struck provide official evidence of this." and "the custom of representing
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thoroughly reformed the Roman cult of Sol, elevating the sun-god to one of the premier divinities of the Empire. Where previously priests of Sol had been simply
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synagogue, with the Sun in the centre, surrounded by the twelve zodiac constellations and with the four seasons associated inaccurately with the constellations
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Salzman, Michele Renee (2004). "Pagan and Christian notions of the week in the 4th century CE western Roman Empire".
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they are listed, suggesting that they were considered more prestigious than the priesthood of Sol. Aurelian also built a new
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as an epithet of Sol is from CE 158. Another, stylistically dated to the 2nd century, is inscribed on a Roman
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had spoken of Christ driving his chariot across the sky. This interpretation is doubted by others: "Only the
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vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost.
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of Constantine as well as a gold medallion from his reign depict the Emperor's bust in profile twinned (
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on their official coinage, with a wide range of legends, only a few of which incorporated the epithet
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Richard, J.C. (1976). "Le culte de Sol et les Aurelii: À propos de Paul Fest. p. 22 L.".
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Hijmans argues that the Imperial radiate crown represents the honorary wreath awarded to
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Marlowe, E. (2006). "Framing the sun: The Arch of Constantine and the Roman cityscape".
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Helios und Sol: Kulte und Ikonographie des griechischen und römischen Sonnengottes
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was associated with the cult of Sol. After his victories in the East, the Emperor
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was posthumously depicted with radiate crown, as were living emperors from
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leaning to this festival, they took counsel and resolved that the
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1476:(2nd ed.). Beck. pp. 365–368 – via Archive.org.
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Excellent discussion of this decree by Wallraff (2002) 96–102.
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as an official religion. There has never been consensus on
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the first established the tradition of fasting before the
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for Roman Sol, nor for the Emesan Solar deity Elagabalus.
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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature
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Common ground. Archaeology, art, science, and humanities
383:"I glorify the unconquerable sun, the creator of light."
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Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
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as Helios surrounded by a ring with the signs of the
1871:. Translated by Gordon, Richard. Brill. p. 100.
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Kantorowicz, E.H. (August 1961). "Gods in Uniform".
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Guarducci, M. (1957–1959). "Sol invictus Augustus".
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771:Coin depicting Sol / crescent moon and seven stars
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2125:(reprint ed.). plate xvii, nr. 11.
1782:Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
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1557:
1555:
905:
889:
605:
2373:. University of California Press. p. 287.
1404:
1402:
1400:
395:. Sol Invictus played a prominent role in the
3664:
2765:
1945:: L'Italie préromaine et la Rome républicaine
1629:Sol: The Sun in the Art and Religions of Rome
1233:The coins issued under Elagabalus do not use
452:disc of Sol Invictus (3rd century), found at
8:
2386:The End of Greek Athletics in Late Antiquity
2106:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
603:" – as the Roman day of rest
425:, "He was also a priest of Heliogabalus, or
391:is a regular epithet linking deities to the
2483:
2481:
2349:
2347:
2345:
2343:
2327:
2325:
2323:
2321:
1806:(Second ed.). E.J. Brill. p. 87.
870:
861:
855:
780:
211:found it necessary to preach against them.
5042:
3671:
3657:
3649:
2805:
2772:
2758:
2750:
2505:. Kok Pharos Publishing. pp. 107–108.
2388:. Cambridge University Press. p. 133.
1957:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
912:Nativity should be solemnised on that day.
136:Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (25th December)
41:
2336:. Oxford University Press. pp. 4–10.
1851:Time and Temporality in the Ancient World
1103:on coins came to an end in AD 323."
847:Mosaic of Sol in Mausoleum M in the
291:of the emperors, to Sol Invictus and the
2371:Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church
935:has been interpreted by some as Christ.
5455:270s establishments in the Roman Empire
2576:. Oxford University Press. p. 70.
1838:. Oxford University Press. p. 107.
1411:"The sun that did not rise in the east"
1279:
1084:
599: – the day of the Sun, "
545:depicting Sol Invictus with the legend
2143:
2099:
1950:
25:
5515:Christianity and Hellenistic religion
5001:Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
2551:. Sussex Academic Press. p. 18.
1836:The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries
1152:lists his priesthoods as pontifex of
879:. A Christian treatise attributed to
585:) with Sol Invictus, with the legend
177:
7:
2491:, Liturgical Press, 2004, pp. 80–81.
1905:See in particular Halsberghe (1972).
1665:p. 18, with citations from the
713:and the cult of Sol are postulated.
378:INVENTORI LUCIS SOLI INVICTO AUGUSTO
920:): March 25, the Roman date of the
593:Constantine decreed (March 7, 321)
514:, suggest that it was based on the
510:. Others, basing their argument on
309:("unconquered, invincible") was an
5500:Christianity-related controversies
2082:Forsythe, Gary, Professor (2012).
14:
2574:The Oxford History of Western Art
1459:(4th ed.). 2012. s.v. "Sol".
709:Connections between the imperial
5422:
5421:
4877:Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004
4772:Old Santeclaus with Much Delight
2334:The Oxford Handbook of Christmas
2068:from the original on 2015-12-08.
1264:DIE XIV KAL(ENDIS) DECEMB(RIBUS)
931:The charioteer in the mosaic of
821:The festival is recorded in the
2503:Towards the Origin of Christmas
2307:from the original on 2008-11-09
2121:Toynbee, Jocelyn M.C. (1987) .
2086:. Routledge. pp. 142–143.
1457:The Oxford Classical Dictionary
1206:can be found in Berrens (2004).
1135:An illustration is provided in
279:Dedication made by a priest of
190:and a later version of the god
5505:Deities of classical antiquity
4857:Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
4786:Christmas Day in the Workhouse
4169:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3948:Legend of the Christmas Spider
2687:The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2420:Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae
2248:10.1080/00043079.2006.10786288
2003:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
1973:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
1712:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
1682:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
1668:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
1626:Hijmans, Steven Ernst (2009).
1473:Religion und Kultus der Roemer
1363:Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
1288:"Sol | Roman god | Britannica"
1158:quindecimviri sacris faciundis
685:, worn also by the god on the
1:
4808:Christmas television specials
4707:The New Oxford Book of Carols
3794:Annunciation to the shepherds
1515:– via researchgate.net.
21:Sol Invictus (disambiguation)
4862:Christmas and holiday season
2516:Jeffrey, David Lyle (1992).
2165:Odom, Robert L. (May 1950).
2138:Numismatique Constantinienne
1530:(in German). Ege Yayınları.
1433:"Sol Invictus and Christmas"
1177:The other three were in the
1162:Vettius Agorius Praetextatus
1053:Christian views on astrology
624:Sol and later Roman Emperors
523:the traditional Greco-Roman
283:on behalf of the well-being
2647:The Art of Christian Legend
2457:"Necropolis (Scavi) Tomb M"
1487:Hijmans, Steven E. (2010).
1347:Halsberghe, Gaston (1972).
893:Birthday of the Unconquered
47:A relief of Sol from Roman
5531:
3774:Adoration of the Shepherds
3267:Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
3206:
2681:Metropolitan Museum of Art
2206:. C. Scribner. p. 380
863:Dies Natalis Solis Invicti
782:Dies Natalis Solis Invicti
762:Dies Natalis Solis Invicti
632:onwards until AD 325–326.
298:equites singulares Augusti
18:
5417:
5018:WWE Tribute to the Troops
4779:A Visit from St. Nicholas
4700:The Oxford Book of Carols
4276:Feast of the Seven Fishes
3839:Massacre of the Innocents
3688:
3262:Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
2808:
2649:. Routledge. p. 64.
2358:. Routledge. p. 141.
2167:"Pagan Sunday observance"
2027:. C.H.Beck. p. 250.
1947:. Rome. pp. 915–925.
1823:– via Google Books.
1635:(Thesis). Groningen, NL:
1570:Berrens, Stephan (2004).
1150:Memmius Vitrasius Orfitus
1058:Christianity and paganism
978:legend found in tractate
866:, held on the same date.
248:, while others preferred
40:
33:
4820:Apollo 8 Genesis reading
3521:Rape of the Sabine Women
2520:. Eerdmans. p. 141.
2489:The Origins of Christmas
2398:Wallraff (2001) 174–177
2384:Remijsen, Sofie (2015).
2048:Dirven, Lucinda (1999).
2023:Clauss, Manfred (2001).
1409:Hijmans, Steven (1996).
1349:The Cult of Sol Invictus
883:and dating to the early
779:instituted the festival
179:[ˈsoːɫɪnˈwɪktʊs]
5510:Latin words and phrases
4982:Small Business Saturday
4852:Black Friday (shopping)
4847:Black Friday (partying)
4341:Nine Lessons and Carols
4271:Events and celebrations
3526:Battle of Lacus Curtius
2708:Encyclopædia Britannica
2501:Roll, Susan K. (1995).
2461:saintpetersbasilica.org
2354:Forsythe, Gary (2012).
1834:Ulansey, David (1989).
1725:"CIL-VI-715 photograph"
1637:University of Groningen
1470:Wissowa, Georg (1912).
775:In AD 274, the emperor
484:and members of the new
4626:Post-War United States
3213:
2781:Ancient Roman religion
2547:Webb, Matilda (2001).
2054:. Brill. p. 169.
1526:Matern, Petra (2002).
960:
914:
897:
871:
862:
856:
851:
781:
772:
702:
689:
654:
614:colossal statue of Sol
610:
552:
461:
301:
16:Late Roman solar deity
4675:Hit singles in the US
4670:Hit singles in the UK
4231:Carols by Candlelight
4159:Santa Claus' daughter
3767:Adoration of the Magi
3212:
2731:Catholic Encyclopedia
2616:10.1353/mou.2003.0038
2572:Kemp, Martin (2000).
2537:. Yale:1997, p. 155).
2369:Elm, Susanna (2012).
1893:University of Chicago
1867:Alvar, Jaime (2008).
1766:Rendiconti della Pont
1749:Campbell, J. (1994).
1505:10.1353/mou.2010.0073
1437:penelope.uchicago.edu
1063:Esoteric Christianity
1021:, Husefa, all now in
954:
937:Clement of Alexandria
846:
770:
697:
662:
648:
588:INVICTUS CONSTANTINUS
567:, such as the legend
540:
486:college of pontifices
444:
313:utilized for several
295:of the military unit
278:
5495:December observances
4967:Santa's Candy Castle
4291:Google Santa Tracker
3406:Interpretatio graeca
2150:: CS1 maint: year (
2136:Maurice, J. (n.d.).
1800:Brill, E.J. (1993).
1388:Ennaratio in Psalmum
1073:Victory over the Sun
903:. The scribe wrote:
857:Dies Natalis Christi
51:, 2nd–3rd century CE
4972:Santa Claus Village
4887:Christmas Mountains
4793:Journey of the Magi
3799:Baptism of the Lord
3606:Classical mythology
3427:Theology of victory
3272:Kings of Alba Longa
2598:Hijmans, S (2003).
1941:Mélanges offerts à
1373:dates from AD 387"
984:talmudic hypothesis
575:Arch of Constantine
570:SOLI INVICTO COMITI
555:Emperors portrayed
548:SOLI INVICTO COMITI
518:, the solar god of
375:(ornamental disk):
156:Palmyran equivalent
5470:Christ myth theory
5450:274 establishments
5082:Twelve-dish supper
4932:Jews and Christmas
4882:Christmas Lectures
4611:American Civil War
4346:NORAD Tracks Santa
3722:Saint Nicholas Day
3214:
2745:. Ancient sources.
2710:(Online ed.).
2685:fully online from
2487:Kelly, Joseph F.,
1292:www.britannica.com
1048:Christ myth theory
1001:A mosaic floor in
961:
852:
849:Vatican Necropolis
824:Chronograph of 354
818:in late December.
773:
703:
690:
655:
553:
462:
397:Mithraic mysteries
302:
281:Jupiter Dolichenus
5437:
5436:
5413:
5412:
5077:Thirteen desserts
4997:Virginia O'Hanlon
4842:Advent Conspiracy
4756:Films (Christmas,
4748:A Christmas Carol
4693:Carols for Choirs
4236:Cavalcade of Magi
4216:Boar's Head Feast
3885:Star of Bethlehem
3856:Nativity of Jesus
3844:flight into Egypt
3729:St. Stephen's Day
3646:
3645:
3623:Etruscan religion
3237:Romulus and Remus
3220:Legendary figures
3204:
3203:
2853:Castor and Pollux
2272:Bergmann (1998),
2034:978-3-406-47288-6
1646:978-90-367-3931-3
1581:978-3-515-08575-5
1537:978-975-8070-53-4
1312:"Sol - Roman God"
1200:Septimius Severus
1100:DEUS SOL INVICTUS
1094:DEUS SOL INVICTUS
885:fourth century AD
721:(after AD 65) to
707:
706:
630:Septimius Severus
506:(or Elagabla) of
407:According to the
165:
164:
71:Temple of the Sun
67:Major cult center
5522:
5490:Winter festivals
5429:
5425:
5424:
5260:Redcurrant sauce
5049:
5043:
5038:
5012:Winter festivals
4762:Christmas horror
4729:
4640:
4471:
4326:Meals and feasts
4246:Christmas jumper
4193:
4164:Santa's reindeer
4116:
4062:Father Christmas
4026:
3983:Santa's workshop
3904:
3866:in later culture
3744:
3737:
3730:
3723:
3716:
3709:
3702:
3695:
3682:
3673:
3666:
3659:
3650:
3516:Founding of Rome
3286:Legendary beings
3247:Tullus Hostilius
3084:Abstract deities
2943:Lares Familiares
2806:
2774:
2767:
2760:
2751:
2746:
2734:
2722:
2711:
2691:
2690:
2679:. New York, NY:
2667:
2661:
2660:
2656:978-0-41523392-7
2642:
2636:
2635:
2604:Mouseion Calgary
2595:
2589:
2587:
2583:978-0-19860012-1
2569:
2563:
2562:
2558:978-1-90221058-2
2544:
2538:
2535:Ramsay MacMullen
2528:
2522:
2521:
2513:
2507:
2506:
2498:
2492:
2485:
2476:
2475:
2473:
2472:
2463:. Archived from
2453:
2447:
2446:
2441:. Archived from
2431:
2425:
2424:
2414:
2408:
2407:Hoey (1939) 480
2405:
2399:
2396:
2390:
2389:
2381:
2375:
2374:
2366:
2360:
2359:
2351:
2338:
2337:
2329:
2316:
2315:
2313:
2312:
2297:
2291:
2290:
2282:
2276:
2275:
2269:
2260:
2259:
2231:
2225:
2222:
2216:
2215:
2213:
2211:
2194:
2188:
2187:
2185:
2183:
2171:
2162:
2156:
2155:
2149:
2141:
2133:
2127:
2126:
2123:Roman Medallions
2118:
2112:
2111:
2105:
2097:
2079:
2070:
2069:
2045:
2039:
2038:
2020:
2014:
1999:
1993:
1969:
1963:
1962:
1956:
1948:
1936:
1930:
1924:
1921:
1915:
1912:
1906:
1903:
1897:
1896:
1888:Historia Augusta
1879:
1873:
1872:
1864:
1855:
1854:
1846:
1840:
1839:
1831:
1825:
1824:
1822:
1820:
1797:
1791:
1790:
1776:
1770:
1769:
1761:
1755:
1754:
1746:
1740:
1739:
1737:
1736:
1727:. Archived from
1708:
1702:
1699:
1693:
1678:
1672:
1664:
1662:
1661:
1655:
1649:. Archived from
1634:
1623:
1594:
1593:
1567:
1550:
1549:
1523:
1517:
1516:
1484:
1478:
1477:
1467:
1461:
1460:
1453:
1447:
1446:
1444:
1443:
1429:
1423:
1422:
1406:
1395:
1380:
1374:
1359:
1353:
1352:
1351:. Leiden: Brill.
1344:
1327:
1326:
1324:
1323:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1284:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1255:
1249:
1246:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1231:
1225:
1222:
1216:
1213:
1207:
1196:
1190:
1175:
1169:
1148:(2005), p. 606.
1146:Fasti Sacerdotum
1142:
1136:
1133:
1127:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1095:
1089:
1043:Astrological age
982:8a contains the
901:Jacob Bar-Salibi
875:) prophesied by
874:
865:
859:
784:
734:Battle of Actium
680:
679:
663:Coin of Emperor
641:
640:
637:
636:
598:
597:
590:
589:
572:
571:
566:
565:
560:
559:
550:
549:
541:Coin of Emperor
528:
527:
499:Augustan History
419:Historia Augusta
410:Historia Augusta
380:
379:
262:end of antiquity
181:
176:
146:Greek equivalent
45:
26:
5530:
5529:
5525:
5524:
5523:
5521:
5520:
5519:
5440:
5439:
5438:
5433:
5427:
5409:
5375:Pickled herring
5348:
5317:
5264:
5255:Cranberry sauce
5238:
5217:
5193:Red velvet cake
5178:Poppy seed roll
5096:
5047:
5036:
5034:
5028:
5007:White Christmas
4897:Christmas truce
4892:Christmas seals
4872:Christmas creep
4834:
4832:
4826:
4727:
4721:
4638:
4632:
4469:
4463:
4316:Lord of Misrule
4251:Christmas Peace
4201:Advent calendar
4191:
4185:
4134:Knecht Ruprecht
4114:
4112:
4106:
4028:
4024:
4017:
3906:
3902:
3894:
3819:Herod the Great
3754:
3748:
3742:
3735:
3728:
3721:
3714:
3707:
3700:
3693:
3684:
3680:
3677:
3647:
3642:
3638:Myth and ritual
3633:Greek mythology
3594:
3556:
3552:Pignora imperii
3547:Parabiago Plate
3530:
3499:
3458:
3392:
3386:
3368:Sibylline Books
3302:
3281:
3252:Servius Tullius
3215:
3200:
3079:
2795:
2787:
2778:
2737:
2725:
2714:
2702:
2699:
2694:
2671:Weitzmann, Kurt
2669:
2668:
2664:
2657:
2644:
2643:
2639:
2597:
2596:
2592:
2584:
2571:
2570:
2566:
2559:
2546:
2545:
2541:
2529:
2525:
2515:
2514:
2510:
2500:
2499:
2495:
2486:
2479:
2470:
2468:
2455:
2454:
2450:
2433:
2432:
2428:
2416:
2415:
2411:
2406:
2402:
2397:
2393:
2383:
2382:
2378:
2368:
2367:
2363:
2353:
2352:
2341:
2331:
2330:
2319:
2310:
2308:
2299:
2298:
2294:
2284:
2283:
2279:
2271:
2270:
2263:
2233:
2232:
2228:
2223:
2219:
2209:
2207:
2196:
2195:
2191:
2181:
2179:
2169:
2164:
2163:
2159:
2142:
2135:
2134:
2130:
2120:
2119:
2115:
2098:
2094:
2081:
2080:
2073:
2062:
2047:
2046:
2042:
2035:
2022:
2021:
2017:
2000:
1996:
1970:
1966:
1949:
1943:Jacques Heurgon
1938:
1937:
1933:
1927:
1923:Wallraff (2002)
1922:
1918:
1913:
1909:
1904:
1900:
1881:
1880:
1876:
1866:
1865:
1858:
1848:
1847:
1843:
1833:
1832:
1828:
1818:
1816:
1814:
1799:
1798:
1794:
1778:
1777:
1773:
1763:
1762:
1758:
1748:
1747:
1743:
1734:
1732:
1723:
1709:
1705:
1700:
1696:
1679:
1675:
1659:
1657:
1653:
1647:
1632:
1625:
1624:
1597:
1582:
1569:
1568:
1553:
1538:
1525:
1524:
1520:
1486:
1485:
1481:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1455:
1454:
1450:
1441:
1439:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1408:
1407:
1398:
1386:, XII; also in
1381:
1377:
1360:
1356:
1346:
1345:
1330:
1321:
1319:
1310:
1309:
1305:
1296:
1294:
1286:
1285:
1281:
1277:
1272:
1271:
1263:
1262:
1256:
1252:
1247:
1243:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1228:
1223:
1219:
1214:
1210:
1197:
1193:
1176:
1172:
1168:in third place.
1143:
1139:
1134:
1130:
1123:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1099:
1098:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1081:
1039:
992:winter solstice
949:
881:John Chrysostom
841:
836:
787:winter solstice
765:
677:
676:
667:, c. 280, with
634:
633:
626:
595:
594:
587:
586:
569:
568:
563:
562:
557:
556:
547:
546:
535:
525:
524:
445:Roman Imperial
439:
405:
377:
376:
273:
173:Classical Latin
171:
52:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5528:
5526:
5518:
5517:
5512:
5507:
5502:
5497:
5492:
5487:
5482:
5477:
5472:
5467:
5462:
5457:
5452:
5442:
5441:
5435:
5434:
5432:
5431:
5418:
5415:
5414:
5411:
5410:
5408:
5407:
5402:
5392:
5387:
5382:
5377:
5372:
5367:
5362:
5356:
5354:
5350:
5349:
5347:
5346:
5341:
5336:
5331:
5325:
5323:
5319:
5318:
5316:
5315:
5310:
5309:
5308:
5306:Smoking Bishop
5298:
5293:
5288:
5283:
5278:
5272:
5270:
5266:
5265:
5263:
5262:
5257:
5252:
5246:
5244:
5240:
5239:
5237:
5236:
5231:
5225:
5223:
5219:
5218:
5216:
5215:
5210:
5205:
5200:
5195:
5190:
5185:
5180:
5175:
5170:
5165:
5160:
5155:
5150:
5145:
5140:
5135:
5130:
5125:
5120:
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221:Sol Indiges
141:Equivalents
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1275:References
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793:Saturnalia
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403:Elagabalus
271:as epithet
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200:sun crown
133:Festivals
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5188:Qurabiya
5062:Julebord
5035:Food and
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4814:Yule Log
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4499:Ethiopia
4484:Colombia
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4256:Crackers
4154:Sack Man
4040:folklore
4008:Yule cat
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1982:VI, 1739
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1259:November
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1037:See also
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965:Psalm 19
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730:Augustus
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327:Hercules
306:Invictus
269:Invictus
258:monarchy
250:Malakbel
246:Elagabal
196:Aurelian
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5198:Stollen
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4977:Scrooge
4937:In July
4835:society
4767:Poetry
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4576:Romania
4541:Ireland
4531:Iceland
4526:Hungary
4514:Germany
4504:Finland
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4321:Markets
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3000:Penates
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2838:Bellona
2793:Deities
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579:solidus
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512:Zosimus
373:phalera
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97:Symbols
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