33/.33 Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Scienceġ/1 Painting and Sculpture, 1/1 Classical Music, 1/1 Other 5/.5 Otherġ/1 US History, 1.5/1.5 European History (including ancient), 1.5/1.5 World History (including ancient)ġ/1 Biology, 1/1 Chemistry, 1/1 Physics. We will use the following 20/20 (20 tossups, 20 bonuses) distribution:ġ.25/1.25 Long Fiction (i.e. Tossups will be hard-capped at 6 lines of 10 point Times New Roman. Philosophy and non-Econ Social Science: Ethan Ashbrook Science: Eric Yin, Justine French, and Karan Gurazada Literature: Robert Condron and Connor Mayers The set will be produced by a diverse group of high school and college writers who were selected through an open application process as described in this thread. By expanding our audience in this way, we aim to achieve economies of scale that will allow us to compensate our writers without having to charge restrictive prices. IO SATURNALIA will be converted from the high school set SATURNALIA. Difficulty-wise, IO SATURNALIA will be within the range of recent iterations of ACF Fall. Almost overnight Christmas was everywhere in Europe, quickly absorbing many of the traditions of Saturnalia and eventually overtaking it completely.I am pleased to announce IO SATURNALIA, an easy college set that will be available for mirrors beginning September 12, 2020. Not only did there not have to be another, perhaps competitive, holiday established in the Roman calendar, but Christmas would be able to piggyback on top of this Empire-wide festival. Consequently, when in the 4th century CE the Western Christian churches were deliberating when to officially celebrate Christmas, the choice of the 25th of December was obvious. As the Roman Empire continued to expand its borders throughout Europe, the invaders brought customs and traditions with which they replaced those of the peoples they conquered. The connection of Saturnalia to Christmas cannot be overstated. This role ensured everyone understood it was the mock king who created the chaos of the festival, not the normal Roman government which was still well and truly in charge. He was given the responsibility of ‘making mischief’ by insulting guests, wearing crazy clothing and chasing women and girls. The statue of Saturn in the temple was traditionally bound at the feet with woolen bands throughout the year, but these were removed during Saturnalia in order to allow the god to ‘come out and join the fun.’ For the duration of the week, the streets were filled with scenes comparable to those at Mardi Gras today, with revellers greeting each other with the seasonal greeting ‘ io Saturnalia! ’ģ In wealthier homes, a mock king ( Saturnalicius princeps ) - also known as the ‘Lord of Misrule’ - was elected from the lower ranks of the household staff to rule during the festival. On the first day of the festival, a young pig would be publicly sacrificed at the Temple of Saturn located in the Northwest corner of the Roman Forum. A common gift was the wax taper candle called a cerei, which when lit signified the returning of the light after the darkness of the solstice. During the festival, the Romans would spend their time gambling, playing music, singing, socialising, overindulging and giving each other gifts. However, by the period of the Late Republic (133-31 BCE), it had grown into a weeklong festival beginning on the 17th of December and ending on the winter solstice, which the Romans celebrated on the 25th. Saturnalia - originating in older rituals in which farmers would offer gifts or sacrifices to the gods in the hope for a successful winter sowing season - originally began as a single day.
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