Banquet
A banquet (/ˈbæŋk.wɪt/; ) is a large meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration, and is often preceded or followed by speeches in honour of someone.
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Famous quotes containing the word banquet:
“The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.”
—James Thurber (18941961)
“Another said, I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 14:20.
Jesus, recounting banquet excuses.
“One banquet in a rich family could feed a poor mans family for half a year.”
—Chinese proverb.
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