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Io, Saturnalia

In the Roman calendar Saturnalia was designated a holy day, or holiday. The name is derived from the god Saturnus, the god of seed and sowing. At the time of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar), Saturnus was honored with a festival. It was officially celebrated on December 17 (a.d. XVI Kal. Ian.), in the middle of two other agricultural festivals: the Consualia, which celebrated the opening of the granaries and was named after Consus, god of the granary; and the Opalia, honoring the Ops, who personified abundance and the fruits of the earth, and was the consort of Saturn. Roman Saturnalia was a day on which religious rites were performed. Saturn, himself, was sacrificed with the head uncovered. The Temple of Sa

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