In ancient and early Medieval times, Christmas was either a minor feast, or not celebrated at all. the Romans had a winter celebration known as Saturnalia.

在古代及中世纪前期，圣诞节只是一个次要节日，有时人们根本不庆祝它。

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The Roman feast of Saturnalia was a weeklong winter solstice party that overturned social norms, including masters served slaves.

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The reverberating, echo-driven chant that opens "Idle Hands" from the first Gutter Twins album, Saturnalia sounds as if it were written to rev up a stadium crowd.

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