saturnalia

But as Christianity spread they were alarmed by the continuing celebration of pagan customs and Saturnalia among their converts.

但随着基督教的传播，他们震惊的是异教习俗和他们之间的转换农神节庆祝活动持续。

In the ancient festival of Saturnalia the Romans used to burn the statue of the king of ancient Saturnalia.

古代的农神节中，罗马人过去常会烧毁古代农神节中国王的雕像。

The Romans called this celebration Saturnalia, in honor of their god Saturn.

古罗马人称其为农神节, 为了纪念他们的神“萨杜恩”.

Brennan: Christmas has its roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which is traditionally celebrated by intoxication, naked singing and the consumption of human-shaped biscuits.

圣诞的根源一直能够追溯到异教徒的农神节，节日中人们传统的庆祝方式是喝个酩酊大醉，赤身裸体地唱歌，并食用人形的饼干。

Eventually, the church was successful in removing the merriment ( 5), lights and gifts from Saturnalia and transferring them to the celebration of a Christian Christmas.

最终，教堂成功地将农神节的欢乐、灯和礼物都转移到基督教节日圣诞节。

This burnt out statue, as pointed out by the famous anthropologist Sir James Frazer, is no other than the direct ruler after the old king of Saturnalia.

著名的人类学家詹姆斯·弗雷泽爵士曾指出的那座烧坏了的雕像，就是古代农神节的国王，以后的直接统治者就没有这类的是发生了。

Saturnalia was considered a festive time for Romans, but Christians believed it an abomination to honor such a pagan god.

农神节本来是罗马人狂欢的日子，但是基督教不喜欢人们祭拜一个异教神。