At the souk near the citadel, the Turkoman owner of a women's dress shop recalled that, years ago, the citadel was the site of many feasts.
In fact, there have been so many feasts in the past week that the price of meat has risen as candidates clear out the inventory.
First among equals, as is true more often than not regarding matters culinary, is Italy, where there are so many feasts, sacred and not, lighting up the skies that every day somebody is celebrating somewhere.
At many feasts, it is still normal that the guest of honor be offered the right eye of a grilled sheep, and that he or she eat it while the other diners applaud.
Few of us were prepared for the scale of his transgressions and while many feasted on his public humiliation, I was wondering if he had lost the chance to develop into the kind of person that he might have become if superstardom hadn't arrested his development.
Chou toasts the American visitors ("We have begun to celebrate the different ways") Nixon responds: ("I have attended many feasts"), after which the toasts continue, as the atmosphere becomes increasingly convivial.
Guatemalans celebrate All Saints' Day on November 1 with unique traditions: giant kites are flown in the cemeteries near Antigua Guatemala, and many Guatemalans feast on a traditional food known as fiambre, a salad made from cold cuts, fish, and vegetables.
This is particularly true for Judaism and Islam which also prescribe many ritual feasts.
With the holidays coming up fast, a lot of us are gearing up for the many traditional feasts that await us.
— Julia Moskin Smithsonian: Many things to feast on in the annual food issue that's just out.
