MAYA celebrated Christmas Roman style this December! We started out with a PowerPoint presentation about the Roman Festival of Saturnalia which used to take place on 17th -23rd December. We leant about how we could celebrate the Festival at home with appropriate decorations, presents etc.

After this we made special amulets called bullas which Roman children used to wear until they became adults. These were a small pouch that children wore round their necks, and inside they put a special lucky charm. At our MAYA Christmas session we put small wooden Christmas decorations inside that could also be hung on our Christmas trees.

After this we had our usual Christmas party with lots of food, crackers and party poppers, followed by pass the parcel and lucky dip. It’s hard to believe another year has gone by and we have a lot of great sessions planned for 2020! Thank you to everyone who has supported MAYA over the past year and to all our members and helpers for making it so successful and fun!