Feastings

There was hooch galore, and meat and feastings, and they took kindly to the new order. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Father had to keep them all in feastings and wine for weeks. ❋ GILBERT MORRIS (2010)

It will not be doubted that these feastings were accompanied by dances, when it is recollected that, according to Scaliger, the bishops were called in the Latin Church ❋ Unknown (2007)

She then goes to him at the house of Simon the Leper, a very rich man, who was giving him a grand supper, although the women were never admitted at these feastings, especially among the ❋ Unknown (2007)

And as to the feastings and christenings, and revellings at Christmas, and celebrations of birthdays, wedding – days, and all manner of days, both at the Maypole and the Golden Key, — if they are not notorious, what facts are? ❋ Unknown (2007)

It's "artsy" and moody and minimalist, and sometimes clever, and sometimes gruesome, and not-at-all what I grew up staring at back in my youthful days of comic feastings. ❋ Mirtika (2005)

Conrado made all knowne to his friends, who were very glad of this new alliance made by him, which was honoured with many solemne feastings. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Could he ever forget the Christmas trees and parties, or the national feastings on Constitution Day, or the bazaars held in the meeting-rooms? ❋ Unknown (2003)

Nothing could have appealed to him more, and the Punch dinner, with its associations and that dainty presentation, remained apart in his memory from all other feastings. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Their feastings and entertainments in consequence were very sumptuous, and various ❋ Plutarch (2003)

Hercules, entertained the people with sumptuous feastings. ❋ Plutarch (2003)

As, for example, last night, when there were feastings and other abominations going on in the cabin until well past the hour of midnight — an event which was but one in a long series of similar events. ❋ Unknown (2003)

On such occasions feastings and merrymakings take place, as at our christenings. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Then commence negotiations about the Mahr or sum settled upon the bride37; and after the smoothing of this difficulty follow feastings of friends and relatives, male and female. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Khudabakhsh, the Lahore shawl-dealer, owned to having spent 800l. in feastings and presents. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Now, He has not merely related to us a story respecting a poor man and a rich one; but He has taught us, in the first place, that no one should lead a luxurious life, nor, living in worldly pleasures and perpetual feastings, should be the slave of his lusts, and forget God. ❋ 1819-1893 (2001)

But the sacrifices of the Chagigah, whether they were oxen or sheep, the greatest part of them returned to them that offered them; and with them they and their friends made solemn and joyful feastings while they tarried at Jerusalem. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)

At the due time the sacrifices appointed for the Chagigah were slain: those parts of them that pertained to the altar or to the priest were given to them; the rest of the beast was shared amongst the owners that had offered it; and from thence proceeded their feastings together, and their great mirth and rejoicings, according to the manner of that festival. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)

Some labour under an enormity of clothes, others perish with cold; some are inundated with delicacies and feastings like Dives clothed in purple, and Lazarus dies of hunger at the gate. ❋ Robert Brentano (1964)