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300S CE OLD NORSE FUNERAL FEASTS Norse families gather together at funeral feasts called erfi where ritualised toasts are undertaken to remember the dead and confirm inheritance. The heir cannot sit in their predecessor’s ruling seat until a vow has been made and the funeral toast drunk. 400S BCE ROMAN SATURNALIA Starting out as a one-day event, the Roman festival of Saturnalia eventually stretches from 17 to 23 December. It involves sacrificing pigs at the temple of Saturn, the god of agriculture, followed by a public feast with drinking and dancing. 1520 FIELD OF CLOTH OF GOLD Henry VIII meets François I of France near Calais for 18 days of feasting, tournaments, masquerades and religious services. Magnificent palaces and pavilions made of fabric and timber are erected and around 12,000 people attend,…

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