Examples of use of fête
1. So it may come to no surprise that — according to the daily Al–Madinah yesterday — a man lavished his first wife with a grand fête filled with expensive gifts and jewelry when she did not dispute his desire to marry a second woman.
2. After a celebratory screening at 8÷30 p.m., presented by Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff, the Tati estate‘s caretakers, the film will return on Wednesday for daily screenings through Sunday. (Showtimes and other information are available at www.moma.org.) One of the most painstaking, meticulous artists the movies have produced, Tati obsessed over every detail of his creations, making only five theatrical features between his 1'4' debut, "Jour de Fête," and his final film, "Trafic," in 1'71.