Sentence examples for large feast from inspiring English sources

Surplus products of family production were passed on to the chief, who in turn gave a large feast (or "potlatch"), during which he distributed gifts to those who needed them.

The directors organized a large feast, and then it was the last evening; the next morning the camp gates were locked; there was a chartered bus and some of those who had come from Bucharest or from Hungary by car also left the camp.

"It's a large feast table of eggs that would never have hatched," says Glenn Gauvry, director of Ecological Research & Development Group Inc., a wildlife conservation organization based in Milton, Delaware.

Some evidence points to the near-soporific effect of a large feast (such as a whale carcass) possibly inducing mating.

It is a recognized federal holiday, and frequently involves family gathering with a large feast, traditionally featuring a turkey.

Large feasts were common throughout Micronesia.

Families decorated their homes and neighbourhoods with posters of their loved ones who were returning home and planned large feasts.

The food of the Mauritanian Moors resembles that of Morocco and includes couscous; large feasts sometimes feature a whole roast lamb or goat stuffed with rice.

The output, several hundred gallons at a time, had to be consumed quickly, at large feasts, because chicha turned bad within a week.

It is used during large feasts, festive/harvest gatherings, for entertainment of visiting friends and relatives, and at parades.

Since a daily catch of fish is carried home by hand and turtles are frequently served at large feasts, members of the community know which men most reliably brought them turtle meat and fish.