"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."

"Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet song, and dance, and wine!"

"I shall treat the bird as befits him, I shall treat Anzud as befits him. I shall greet his wife affectionately. I sha…"

"Hommes, femmes et enfants, à vous de choisir; vous pouvez rester esclaves dans l'état de colonie, ou devenir indépend…"

"The festival is a sacred moment of thanksgiving and cultural reaffirmation."

"It is not just a feast of yam; it is a reaffirmation of identity, unity, and continuity."

"The festival is traditionally instituted… as a way of thanking God for a successful farming season."

"The New Yam Festival… is a day of enjoyment after the cultivation season."

"It marks the end of food scarcity… and the beginning of a new year."

"There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother—he, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman …"