No children in the house? Maybe you can borrow one for a day. Letting the children of the household lead the common rituals, and waiting on them (assuming you don't do so in everyday circumstances.) at mealtimes, and deferring to them in decisions on party ideas would work for role reversals. Wild parties with lots of food and drink is good. Top the tree with a sun, rather than a star, for after all, this is a solar celebration.
Swathe it in bright red or purple ribbons (2 colors quite in favor with the Romans, and looks great with the gold ornaments). If you just have to have the now-traditional indoor tree, try decorating it in gold ornaments with a solar theme. Indoor trees are not ancient Roman, but if you have plants growing indoors, decorating them would certainly be in the spirit of the holidays. Gilding nuts and pine cones and nestling them among the swags and wreaths of greenery would be a lovely way of acknowledging the ancient roots of this ceremony. For modern Saturnalia, those golden glass ball ornaments are ideal, as are gold sun faces, gold stars, and gilded anythings. Secunda Floria Zonara: Gold, because the sun is yellow, is always a sure choice for a good Saturnalia decoration. 4 A traditional Roman family celebration.
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