The Customs of the Satyrnalia

One of the customs of the saturnalia, which had accumulated, is that it's associated with a time of freedom. So people dropping their guard in all kinds of ways - ther at liberty, their ban ing, their drinking. The biggest part of this is that, supposedly, on the satyrnalia, slaves were liberated for the day and their masters were meant to serve them. Whether this actually happened in every household, i think its highly debatable, but it's supposed to be.