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thursday 13 february 2025
Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. 
'Sportula', christmas basket in ancient Rome
- Christmas baskets have a pagan origin, just like Christmas.
The ancient Romans celebrated Saturnalia in December around the winter solstice. The morning salutatio ceremony was held during Saturn’s festivities: the lords and the patrons gave the “clients” so protected (cliens) a lot of figs, laureles and other special foods, enclosed in a wicker basket.
This set of Saturnalia products was called a sportula or “cestilla”.
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