Banquet

Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors.

[7][8][9] Solidarity feasts are a joint effort in which families or communities bring equivalent contributions together to reinforce the social ties of all concerned.

[12] In Ancient Greece, symposia formed a routine part of life, involving the celebratory drinking of wine, conversation and performances of poetry and music.

In the European Middle Ages, comprehensive ritualised elements were involved in a traditional three-course menu, having up to 25 dishes in each course (this structure persisted into the 19th century).

Art historians have often noted that banqueters on iconographic records of ancient Mediterranean societies almost always appear to be lying down on their left sides.

These can include anything from during workplace training sessions and formal business dinners to birthday parties and social gatherings.