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  2. Banquet - Wikipedia

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    A banquet (/ ˈ b æ ŋ k w ɪ t /; French:) is a formal large meal [1] where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors.

  3. Banquet hall - Wikipedia

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    A banquet hall, function hall, or reception hall, is a special purpose room, or a building, used for hosting large social and business events. Typically a banquet hall is capable of serving dozens to hundreds of people a meal in a timely fashion. People and organizations rent them to hold parties, banquets, wedding receptions, or other social ...

  4. Symposium - Wikipedia

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    Plato's Symposium, depiction by Anselm Feuerbach Banquet scene from a Temple of Athena (6th century BC relief). The Greek symposium was a key Hellenic social institution. It was a forum for the progeny of respected families to debate, plot, boast, or simply to revel with others.

  5. Buffet - Wikipedia

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    A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves. [1] A form of service à la française, buffets are offered at various places including hotels, restaurants, and many social events.

  6. Symposium (Plato) - Wikipedia

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    The event depicted in the Symposium is a banquet attended by a group of men, who have come to the symposium, which was, in ancient Greece, a traditional part of the same banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. [9]

  7. Dais - Wikipedia

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    The first written record of the word dais in English is from the thirteenth century. It stopped being used in English around 1600 but was revived by antiquarians in the early 19th century with the disyllabic pronunciation.

  8. Ball (dance event) - Wikipedia

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    The word ball derives from the Latin word ballare, meaning 'to dance', and bal was used to describe a formal dancing party in French in the 12th century. The ballo was an Italian Renaissance word for a type of elaborate court dance, and developed into one for the event at which it was performed.

  9. Wedding banquet - Wikipedia

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    Wedding banquet may refer to: The Wedding Banquet, a 1993 Taiwanese-American film; the actual banquet (meal) at a wedding. This may include: rehearsal dinner, a pre-wedding ceremony in North American tradition; wedding breakfast, in English tradition; wedding reception, a party held after the completion of a marriage ceremony