Episode 38: Saturnalia!!!!
December 17 was the first day of the Roman holiday of Saturnalia. Seneca tells us that Stoics have 3 options during the holidays. 1. Join the crowd and get loud and drunk. 2. Go out in the public but don't join in. 3. Join in with moderation.
Reading: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_18
This year my wife and I are going to celebrate Saturnalia. For ideas on how to do this check out the following links.
http://www.unboundworlds.com/2013/12/eight-geeky-ways-to-celebrate-saturnalia/
https://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Saturnalia
Correction: The reading is Seneca's Letter #18