ceremonial feast
Ritual communal meal
A ceremonial feast is a formal meal marking a significant occasion—religious holidays, weddings, harvests, or rites of passage.
The emphasis falls on ritual and tradition rather than mere eating: The tribe held a ceremonial feast to honor the returning warriors.
Such feasts typically involve prescribed foods, seating arrangements, or customs that carry symbolic meaning.
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- wedding receptionCelebration following a marriage
- long tableExtended horizontal surface for dining
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
sacred · harvest · harvest moon · offering · toast · breaking bread · gathering · altar · burnt offering · blessing · sacrifice · communion · potlatch · festivity · incense · procession · goblet · abundance
ceremonial feastquick bite
Hasty small meal
potluck dinner · snack · backyard barbecue · leftovers · TV dinner
ceremonial feastfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
fast · starvation · famine · bread and water · deprivation
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