### id250523420 festivals involve sharing homes and food > It's hard to capture the intensity, the grandeur, the multi-dimensionality of an event like that," Pauketat said. For days, food and drink would be carried into the city, where a phalanx of cooks fed people arriving for the festivities. Stockpiles of wild game, berries, fruits and vegetables became shared feasts. Visitors would sleep in temporary housing or the homes of friends, heading to the plaza for dances, blessings and other events. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fmsp3j53cw6v4s4dkfna7mv3) - [[The US Lost, Ancient Megacity by Jen Rose Smith#id250523420 festivals involve sharing homes and food|View in Vault]] - [n] #storystem/fic I could use similar language to describe a festival - [n] This reminds me of how some folks will crash with friends & family during something like Mardi Gras or visiting NYC for New Year's Eve.