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Only "IO! SATVRNALIA!" is politically correct at this time of year (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Explanation: The image is from The Onion, a satirical news site, and is making fun of this kind of political cartoon.

The Romans celebrated SATVRNALIA around this time, a jolly winter holiday in which people exchanged minor gifts and snacks, celebrated together, played silly holiday games, wore outlandish clothing, and in general turned the social order 'upside-down' in the name of the liberation represented by the god Saturn, and all people were (theoretically, and by custom, not law) equal for the week, from the highest masters to the lowest slaves.

Obviously, the only politically correct holiday to celebrate in this season is the season of LIBERTY! IO! SATVRNALIA!

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sol Invictus – celebrated on December 25

“A widely-held theory is that the Church chose December 25th as Jesus Christ's birthday (Dies Natalis Christi) to appropriate the festival of Sol Invictus's birthday Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, held on the same date.”

“Constantine decreed Dies Solis (day of the Sun – “Sunday”) – as the Roman day of rest.”

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Should share to Religious Cringe as well; that's where I thought I was.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for informing us that !religiouscringe@midwest.social exists 😁

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Glad to help anybody who legit hasn't discovered it.

Also, I didn't realize this was an Onion bit until after I said this. Of course, that just kinda proves the rule about how you can't parody nutjobs without sounding like something they would actually say.

[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago

That tree, pinned to very probably the remains of its own relative, is undergoing an entirely new type of trauma

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

[–] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it -3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Cancelling winter holidays altogether would be beneficial for western economy, don't tell our politicians who need more taxpayers money...

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

an even bigger argument for more holidays

(remember: “the economy” == “rich people’s yacht money”)

[–] Lamedonyx@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Cancelling holidays in general.

The serfs can rest once they're too old to work.