Editing Entertainment (section)

=== Banquets ===
[[Banquet]]s have been a venue for [[amusement]], entertainment or [[pleasure]] since ancient times,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Martin |first=Sandra Romano |date=2013 |title=Banqueting Gods in Valerius Flaccus Arg. 5.690–5 |journal=Mnemosyne |volume=66 |issue=4–5 |pages=666–681 |doi=10.1163/156852512X617641 |issn=0026-7074}}</ref> continuing into the modern era.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carson |first=Cary |title=Banqueting Houses and the "Need of Society" among Slave-Owning Planters in the Chesapeake Colonies |journal=The William and Mary Quarterly |publisher=The William and Mary quarterly, 2013, Vol. 70 (4) The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture |year=2013 |volume=70 |issue=4 |location=Williamsburg |pages=725–780 |doi=10.5309/willmaryquar.70.4.0725 |issn=0043-5597}}</ref> until the 21st century when they are still being used for many of their original purposes{{snd}}to impress visitors, especially important ones; to show hospitality; as an occasion to showcase supporting entertainments such as music or dancing, or both. They were an integral part of court entertainments and helped entertainers develop their skills. They are also important components of celebrations such as coronations, weddings, birthdays civic or political achievements, military engagements or victories as well as religious obligations, one of the most famous being the [[Banqueting House, Whitehall]] in London.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Charlton |first=John |title=The Banqueting House, Whitehall |publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office |year=1964 |isbn=978-0-11-671099-4 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Palme |first=Per |title=Triumph of peace : a study of the Whitehall Banqueting House |publisher=Thames and Hudson |year=1957 |location=London}}</ref> In modern times, banquets are available privately, or commercially in restaurants, sometimes combined with a dramatic performance in [[dinner theater|dinner theatres]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Solomon |first=Charmaine |title=Oriental banquets |publisher=Hamlyn |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-947334-46-8 |location=Port Melbourne}}</ref> Cooking by professional chefs has also become a form of entertainment as part of global competitions such as the [[Bocuse d'Or]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Graham |first=Joan M. |title=Cooking for competition: what the judges are looking for |publisher=Ercildourne |year=1991 |isbn=978-0-646-05369-1 |location=Richmond, Victoria}}</ref>

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File:An Egyptian Banquet.jpg| A banquet scene from [[Ancient Egypt]] (from a wall painting in [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]])
File:Byzantine Greek Banquet Alexander Manuscript (cropped).JPG| [[Byzantine]] banquet showing musicians and various musical instruments (1204–1453)
File:Banquet de Charles V le Sage.jpg| [[Jean Fouquet]], ''Banquet for [[Charles V of France]]'' (1455–1460)
File:A banquet for Babur.jpg| A banquet including [[roast goose]] given for [[Babur]] by the [[Mirza (noble)|Mirzas]] in 1507 (miniature {{circa|1590}})
File:Helst, Peace of Münster.jpg| [[Bartholomeus van der Helst]], ''[[Peace of Münster]]'' <br />Amsterdam (1648)
File:Victory banquet 1788.jpg| Victory banquet by [[Emperor Qianlong]] to greet the officers who attended the [[Lin Shuangwen rebellion|campaign against Taiwan]] (late 18th century)
File:Wedding in Toropets (landlords coming to the peasants’ wedding)..jpg| Landlords coming to the peasants' wedding banquet (late 18th century)
File:The banquet hall in King Sahla Sellases palace colour.jpg| The banquet hall in the palace of King [[Sahle Selassie]] painting from a photo, Ethiopia (1852)
File:George IV coronation banquet.jpg| Coronation banquet of [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]] in [[Westminster Hall]] (1821)
File:Chinese banquet in a banquet hall.JPG| Chinese banquet in a banquet hall given as a birthday celebration (2012)
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