Flowernalia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

In ancient times the Romans celebrated the return of the sun with Saturnalia. There was all manner of feasting and revelry, with slaves taking the roles of their masters for a night.

Past the solstice, as the days become incrementally longer and it becomes clear the world won’t sink into the edge of night, perhaps flowers party too. I already know that flowers dream. Let’s call their festival flowernalia.