willieboyd2 Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Happy Sol Invictus! His birthday is December 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Too bad he didn't even 200 years before ebing replaced by this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 When did the festivities start? If I remember correctly, they started on the 17th, and lead to the big celebration on the 25th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 When did the festivities start? If I remember correctly, they started on the 17th, and lead to the big celebration on the 25th. You are thinking of the Saturnalia. The worship of Sol Invictus was a seperate event that started late in the 2nd century and ended when Constantine decided to switch deities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Okay, so Sol was the one-day Dec. 25th thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Okay, so Sol was the one-day Dec. 25th thing? Yes the Natalis Invictus was celebrated December 25th. I think that may have been done on top of or in addition to the birth of Mithra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 You are thinking of the Saturnalia. The worship of Sol Invictus was a seperate event that started late in the 2nd century and ended when Constantine decided to switch deities. Ha Saturnalia! I didn't forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Don't forget that the 23rd is Festivus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.