a drinking feast or banquet
11con|viv|i|al — «kuhn VIHV ee uhl», adjective. 1. fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial: »A gregarious man, he enjoyed the companionship of a large number of convivial friends (New Yorker). 2. of or suitable for a feast or banquet; festive;… …
12Origin of the Eucharist — Main article: Eucharist Christians find the origin of the Eucharist in the Last Supper, at which Jesus established a New Covenant in his body and blood, fulfilling the Mosaic covenant. In this ancient rite or sacrament Christians eat bread and… …
13Symbel — A drinking scene on an image stone from Gotland, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. See Symbel (band) for the British band. Symbel (OE) and sumbl (ON) are Germanic terms for feast, banquet . Paul C. Bauschatz in 1976… …
14Ancient Greek cuisine — Kylix, the most common drinking vessel in ancient Greece, c. 500 BC, British Museum Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality, reflecting agricultural hardship.[1] It was founded on the Mediterranean …
15Alcohol in the Bible — Alcoholic beverages appear repeatedly in biblical literature – from Noah planting a vineyard and getting drunk in the Hebrew Bible [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ge+9:20 27 Ge 9:20–27] ] to Jesus in the New Testament miraculously… …
16literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
17Passover — This article is about the Jewish holiday. For other uses, see Passover (disambiguation). Passover Seder plate with symbolic foods Official name Hebrew: פסח (Pesach) Obs …
18Medieval cuisine — A group of travelers sharing a simple meal of bread and drink; Livre du roi Modus et de la reine Ratio, 14th century. Medieval cuisine includes the foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of various European cultures during the Middle Ages, a… …
19SCROLL OF ESTHER — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, Megillat Ester), the festal scroll of purim , the only one of the Five Scrolls to bear the title megillah as part of its traditional name (see scrolls , the Five). The Scroll of Esther tells the story of the salvation of… …
20FESTIVALS — (Heb. חַג, hag; מוֹעֵד, mo ed; or יוֹם טוֹב, yom tov). Introduction The root of חַג is חָגֹג ḥagog, to celebrate, or possibly חוּג ḥug, to go round. It is related to the Arabic ḥajja which means to go on a pilgrimage from which comes ḥajj, the… …
