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At the Last Supper, while eating the Passover meal with his apostles, Jesus established the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist is a gift that makes Jesus present to us every day. -
The first 'known' record for the Eucharist being peformed was when Paul and the Apostle were "eating the bread and drinking the cup of the Lord" in the celebration of a "Supper of the Lord" to the Last Supper of Jesus around 25 years later in the First Epistle to the Corinthians (about AD 55) -
The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations (Didache), stresses the significance of admitting one's sins prior to partaking in communion and specifically discusses the Eucharist. But on every Lord's Day, come together, break bread, and express gratitude after confessing your transgressions in order for your sacrifice to be pure. "Give thanks now in regard to the Eucharist. first, in regards to the cup... And in regards to the broken bread... -
the earliest Eucharists were performed in homes with tiny amounts of people, and based on Acts 2:46's statement that "they broke bread at home," it is safe to assume that they were very basic. Only later would elaborate ceremonies (like Eucharist at church) start to emerge.
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The fellowship dinner after Liturgy of the Eucharist was only held on special occasions, It was becoming less popular among the romans after they destroyed the jewish temple
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Council of Tent accepted one uniform way for celebration of mass in western church. Including adding the Eucharist to the celebration. This was the first time the Eucharist was introduced to other cultures -
Pope Pius X motivated lay-people to participate in mass by singing at mass and receiving the Eucharist more often, this was the first time it was properly introduced to churches across the globe, and has become a staple ever since
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Currently, The Eucharist is a sacred celebration that happens in majority of christian and catholic churches, it involves eating a piece of bread, which represents Christ's body, and by drinking a small amount of wine, which represents Christ's blood.