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Ogers Feast
Neolithic Feast / FiguierA neolithic (Stone Age) feast
Henry Vi / Part IAct II, Scene III (Part I) Talbot & the Countess of Auvergne; " With all my heart, & think me honoured/To feast so great a warrior..."
Scandinavian New YearANCIENT SCANDINAVIA For the Scandinavians, any special occasion is an excuse for drinking, and the New Year - the Feast of Jul (Yule) is no exception
Hebrew New YearANCIENT HEBREWS New Years day is the Feast of the Trumpets, which herald the start of another year with the customary sacrifices of slaughtered animals
Carthaginian New YearANCIENT CARTHAGE The new year is celebrated with the Feast of Melkarth, when sacrifices are carried out to an accompaniment of music
Roman Satyricon FeastThe absurdly extravagant feast given by the Roman parvenu Trimalchio, in the Satyricon of Petronius
French Fete Des FousLa Fete des fous et des Diacres - the FEAST OF FOOLS, on December 26-28, when the mass is burlesqued and all indulge in obscene dancing and singing in the churches
Excesses of Papal CourtA German satire on the excesses of the Papal Court
Temple Scene, RomeA scene outside a Roman temple on a feast day - priests and musicians, haruspices and augurs. sacrifices galore
Wed in WheelbarrowsAt Fiera, a suburb of Teviso, Italy, Umberto Annibale and Maria Robazza are conveyed to church in wheelbarrows, and thence to a hotel for the wedding feast
King Edmund StabbedEdmund (or Eadmund), king of the English, is fatally stabbed by the bandit Liofa at the feast of Saint Augustine
Feast or FlagellationWhile those who live for the moment feast and frolic, others who recognise the seriousness of our life on Earth flagellate themselves to the greater glory of God
Henry VIII BanquetingWINDSOR CASTLE Henry VIII enjoys a grand banquet in St Georges Hall
Scene at a feast of Hortensius, Ancient RomeScene at one of the many lavish feasts laid on by the rich orator and advocate, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus (114-50 BC), in Ancient Rome. He was the first to include peacocks on the menu
Reindeer Feast / FiguierA meal of reindeer cooked on an open fire, during the Reindeer Era (part of the Stone Age)
Water Changed to WineWhen the wine runs out at a marriage feast at Cana, he turns water into wine which tastes even better than the first
Gladiators after DinnerGladiators performing as after dinner entertainment
Dogs and Xmas PuddingThree dogs - watched by the cat - help themselves to Christmas Pudding, while in the dining room the party are still at the turkey stage, unaware of the crime
Xmas PuddingThe King of the Feast comes in from the snow
Christmas CookeryChildren help to prepare the Christmas Feast
A wedding banquet at a long table
Wesleyan MethodistsLove Feast of the Wesleyan Methodists