Conviviality [ Eating & Drinking / Rituals & Ceremonies / Character / Social interaction ]
… and speech-making. The term ’ convivial ’ derives from the Latin term convivialis (pertaining to a feast), and means dining together, with connotations of light-hearted joviality and good fellowship. 1 As an adjective it had been used in … century, but the noun-form ‘ conviviality ‘ developed in the late 1760s giving a name to the growing culture of public dining practices. 2 These practices were related to, but distinctive from, Addison and Steele ’s ideal of sociability as …
Community | Conviviality | Hilarity | Politics | Song | Toasting
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