Saturnalia

This past week on December 11th, Norwell’s Latin Club had their Saturnalia celebration.

Saturnalia is an ancient Roman holiday and festival celebrated during December. It’s meant to

honor the god of agriculture and time, Saturn, and is celebrated with many festivities.

Every year on Saturnalia, the Latin club hosts their celebration after school. During the day,

Latin students wear togas to school, which are often made from bed sheets. They continue to

wear these togas at the Saturnalia celebration. At the celebration, they host several games such

as pin the tail on the Trojan horse and play fructus - a game which translates into “fruit” in

English and is essentially a variation of musical chairs. They also sacrifice a lamb cake, as

sacrifices are common in Roman traditions. This past year, they also created a volcano

sculpture and created an eruption. The Latin Club’s Saturnalia celebration is one of the many

highlights of the beginning of winter at Norwell High School, and it is such a fun event to attend.

If you get the chance, make sure you attend it next year!

Written by: Bella Rinaldi