Argh.theacoustician said:What part of the birth of Sol Invitus did you not understand? Or is Latin too difficult for you? Dies Natalis Solis Invicti literally means the birthday of the invincible sun god. What exactly do you think Sol Invictus means?
Also for the record, Saturnalia started on the 17th and only lasted a week, not three you retard. Winter solstice was on the 25th. The sun worshipers just stretched out the party a bit since Sol Invictus was born on the solstice. Saturnalia was still celebrated at the time, but it had become more of a generic winter harvest festival/prep for Sol Invictus than of a celebration of Saturn at that point.
I read the birth part wrong, either way, my sources quote Saturnalia as the 1-23 of dec. Harrison, Polgrom, page 529.