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A state banquet is an official banquet hosted by the head of state in his or her official residence for another head of state, or sometimes head of government, and other guests. Usually as part of a state visit or diplomatic conference , it is held to celebrate diplomatic ties between the host and guest countries.
A banquet (/ ˈ b æ ŋ k w ɪ t /; French:) is a formal large meal [1] where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors.
An account of the banquet appears in the Liber Notarum of Johann Burchard, the Protonotary Apostolic and Master of Ceremonies. This diary, a primary source on the life of Alexander VI, was preserved in the Vatican Secret Archive; it became available to researchers in the mid-19th century when Pope Leo XIII opened the archive, although Leo expressed specific reluctance to allow general access ...
A stereoscopic view of a ballroom in Washington D.C. decorated for an inaugural ball held for the first inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1897. The tradition of presidential inaugural balls in the United States has evolved over time.
Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food is a 2023 book by Fuchsia Dunlop, published by W. W. Norton & Company in the United States and by Particular Books in the United Kingdom. Luke Tsai of KQED wrote that the book is "a meandering, often philosophical exploration of what Chinese food culture actually is " rather than a cookbook. [ 1 ]
Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple.
Beggars Banquet is the seventh U.K. and ninth U.S. studio album by the English rock band Rolling Stones, released on 6 December 1968 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and by London Records in the United States.
The Wedding Banquet [3] is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee. The story concerns a bisexual Taiwanese immigrant man ( Winston Chao , in his film debut) who marries a mainland Chinese woman ( May Chin ) to placate his parents ( Gua Ah-leh and Lung Sihung ) and get her a green card .