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Due to the changing circumstances of events. It is better to get any information direct from any websites setup for the event. Chestertourist.com may not be up-to-date on the latest information. Please check with the council or the event organiser. Chester Tourist Information are able to advise on the latest events. Chester City Council publish a monthly 'what's on' guide. This available from the Tourist Information Shop next to the Town Hall in the Centre of Chester.
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Saturnalia and Winter Watch Part II
Thursday 12th December 2024
Chester City Centre
Browns of Chester then the Town Hall and Streets for the parade
Free event
7pm
The ancient annual Roman Mid Winter festival of Saturnalia.
Revived in Chester with a Roman soldier torch lit parade.
The Saturnalia parade joins forces with the Winter Watch parade after the lighting of the four torches ceremony outside Browns of Chester.
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Saturnalia and Winter Watch Part II
Thursday 12th December 2024
Chester City Centre
Browns of Chester then the Town Hall and Streets for the parade
Free event
7pm
The ancient annual Roman Mid Winter festival of Saturnalia.
Revived in Chester with a Roman soldier torch lit parade.
The Saturnalia parade joins forces with the Winter Watch parade after the lighting of the four torches ceremony outside Browns of Chester.
Saturnalia and Winter Watch Part II
Thursday 12th December 2024
Chester City Centre
Browns of Chester then the Town Hall and Streets for the parade
Free event
7pm
The ancient annual Roman Mid Winter festival of Saturnalia.
Revived in Chester with a Roman soldier torch lit parade.
The Saturnalia parade joins forces with the Winter Watch parade after the lighting of the four torches ceremony outside Browns of Chester.
Saturnalia & Midwinter Watch Part II
Thursday 12th December 2024
7pm Prompt
Chester City Centre Eastgate Street and then to the Town Hall Square
Free event
https://www.facebook.com/groups/448772875134592/
BIBE VIVAS MULTIS ANNIS =(Drink and live many years)
It would be the third day of the Roman Saturnalia festival.
Drinking and being drunk in public was an important part of Saturnalia.
Wine would have been served in drinking cups such as these ones with a fittingly inscription
BIBE VIVAS MULTIS ANNIS (Drink and live many years).
https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
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Historical torch lit Roman soldier parade recreating the old Roman midwinter festival.
Watch as the soldiers of Deva Victrix XX Legion parade from the museum to Eastgate Street outside Browns of Chester to light the four tourches to start the ceremony.
In recent years Saturnalia has been combined with the second part of the Midwinter watch part II street parade.
It is a long running free event held in the streets of the historic centre of Chester.
Watch from the street or up in the rows.
Watch as the soldiers of Deva Victrix XX Legion parade from the museum to Eastgate Street outside Browns of Chester to light the four tourches to start the ceremony.
In recent years Saturnalia has been combined with the second part of the Midwinter watch part II street parade.
It is a long running free event held in the streets of the historic centre of Chester.
Watch from the street or up in the rows.
https://experiencechester.co.uk/event/winter-watch-saternalia-parade/
Saturnalia
Chester Winter Watch II & Saturnalia Parade
https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news/chesters-saturnalia-parade-welcomes-back-the-romans
www.romantoursuk.com
Winter Watch Part II & Saturnalia
Joint parade through the ancient dark streets of Chester City Centre
Thursday 12th December 2024
Gather 6:30pm Start 7pm Finish 8pm
Chester Town Hall Square Start
After the Romans arrive in Eastgate Street Chester. Emperor Domitian will address his subjects with a short speach.
The Romans will then march up St Werburgh Street to join the start of the Midwinter watch parade starting in the Town Hall Square.
Free Event for all. Watch from the streets or the Rows.
Watch the Lord of Misrule and his ghoulish friends hit the cobbles for a riotous romp with a mischievous coterie of fire breathers, devils, skeletons, ice queens,
Jack Frosts as the procession dances through the city centre.
The location is Town Hall then loops around the City Centre. Route map available.
The 17th is the traditional start of the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia.
In celebration of the Saturnalia season our roman soldiers will be giving out the traditional Roman gift of light.
‘To light the darkest nights of the year before days start to get longer with the return of the Sun’.
Yo Saturnalia
Well it's that time of year again when Chester best March though the streets of Chester to celebrate Saturnalia
A time of year were chaos is unleashed upon the earth for 12 days due to the court houses being closed.
But it is also a time year to share gifts of light and silver.
If you want to learn more and see the great show of Saturnalia and the mid winter watch parade then come
to Chester.
23 Grosvenor Street Chester Cheshire CH1 2DD 01978 761 264
Saturnalia is the old Roman midwinter festival held around the 17th of December.
It is a celebration of the god Saturn, who the Romans thought would bring back light and renewal and summer again.
The Roman festival was a seven day feast were the normal rules of society were reversed.
Slaves became masters and masters became slaves.
In Chester the Roman festival is celebrated by a march through the city centre by Roman Soldiers carrying a effigy of Saturn.
Then torches are light to spread the light to the four corners of the fortress.
This is followed by cries of Lo Saternalia.
Previous parade videos
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https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/chesters-saturnalia
https://romantoursuk.com/tours
https://www.visitcheshire.com/whats-on/winter-watch-and-saturnalia-parade-p287791
https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/chester-winter-watch-parade/
https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news/chesters-winter-watch-parade-thursday-7-december
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
https://www.visitcheshire.com/whats-on/winter-watch-parade-p223941
https://chesterbid.co.uk/chesters-roman-saturnalia-parade-joined-winter-watch/
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