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Are There Any Sensory Experiences at Dinner Parties?
Dinner parties used to be a multi-sensory experience. The smell of the food was not seen as right and proper, so it wasn't smelt before it appeared. Walls paintings also show people playing dice or singing at dinner parties. And there are pictures where slaves hold up drunk diners who are vomiting.
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