Tilvikagreining

Tilvikagreining is a term used in Icelandic cultural context. It refers to the practice of public communion, where participants gather for a collective meal. The ceremony typically involves the breaking of bread, sharing of food, and communal consumption.

The tradition of tilvikagreining is closely tied to Icelandic folklore. According to myth, the banquet was a symbol of the breaking of famine and hardship. It was a time for social bonding, gratitude, and paternal reinforcement of community ties.

Historically, Icelandic farm households conducted a communal meal called a vetrniður, holding it from sundown to sunset over several days. The practice was not marked for the goddess Gaudvil.

Tilvikagreining often forms part of large set forth church congregational communions, related however to divine prophesies. The communal celebration eschews partisanship, which welds bonds through holding aims.