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Article needs pronunciation guide for the word. (In plain English not IPA of course.) Tempshill ( talk) 14:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
It is also widely used in Germany. Like in birthday Fete or a Fete in general. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.153.221.249 ( talk) 14:17, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
The article suggests "The American and Canadian equivalent [to a Fête] would be the County Fair or City Fair".
I think that an American County Fair corresponds to a British County Show. A British Fête is usually smaller - typically confined to a village, church, or school. Tmal222 ( talk) 17:40, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
In the United States, the common (and, I believe, correct American) pronunciation is “fet” like “bet.” Onehsancare ( talk) 18:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)onehsancare
This article claimed that bonne fête means happy birthday in French. I've never heard of this. I consulted two dictionaries; neither mentions birthday in connection with fete. I removed the claim. Btrem ( talk) 17:40, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
I would say 'British', what is this obsession with separating out parts of the UK? Fetes occur across the country, not just in England! See, for example http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5741519/Red-tape-forces-cancellation-of-village-fetes.html
Ok, I will give it 5 days for responses then I will edit the page.......
92.20.227.207 ( talk) 20:08, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Srleffler, I have reinstated the FET pronunciation and de-bolded "village fête" (I only bolded it as I thought village fête redirected there – my mistake), but I can't see any logic for your wholesale revert of other edits. Why should "carnival" be capitalised? It's not a proper noun. Why should be etymology section be at the bottom of the page, and not at the top, in common with other articles? What is wrong with linking to Wiktionary? It's common practice. And per WP:ENGVAR, "organised" – with an "s" – should be used, as Americans/Canadians, as explained in the article, don't really have fêtes. Best, — Jon C. ॐ 09:07, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
The word fête is pronounced "fight" in Quebec French. Fête ( talk) 02:29, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
I don't know about that, the same fêtes have been going on every year for over a decade in my area with no change.
I hardly think one single newspaper article is enough evidence to support the claim that fêtes are declining. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TraitorBagel ( talk • contribs) 08:32, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
This article says that in Australia, fetes may be held at schools and sometimes churches. It is not necessary to say "in Australia" - in the United Kingdom (which is where I live) fetes are organized by and held at churches and fetes, too. Vorbee ( talk) 15:42, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
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Article needs pronunciation guide for the word. (In plain English not IPA of course.) Tempshill ( talk) 14:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
It is also widely used in Germany. Like in birthday Fete or a Fete in general. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.153.221.249 ( talk) 14:17, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
The article suggests "The American and Canadian equivalent [to a Fête] would be the County Fair or City Fair".
I think that an American County Fair corresponds to a British County Show. A British Fête is usually smaller - typically confined to a village, church, or school. Tmal222 ( talk) 17:40, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
In the United States, the common (and, I believe, correct American) pronunciation is “fet” like “bet.” Onehsancare ( talk) 18:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)onehsancare
This article claimed that bonne fête means happy birthday in French. I've never heard of this. I consulted two dictionaries; neither mentions birthday in connection with fete. I removed the claim. Btrem ( talk) 17:40, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
I would say 'British', what is this obsession with separating out parts of the UK? Fetes occur across the country, not just in England! See, for example http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5741519/Red-tape-forces-cancellation-of-village-fetes.html
Ok, I will give it 5 days for responses then I will edit the page.......
92.20.227.207 ( talk) 20:08, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Copied from my talk page:
Hi Srleffler, I have reinstated the FET pronunciation and de-bolded "village fête" (I only bolded it as I thought village fête redirected there – my mistake), but I can't see any logic for your wholesale revert of other edits. Why should "carnival" be capitalised? It's not a proper noun. Why should be etymology section be at the bottom of the page, and not at the top, in common with other articles? What is wrong with linking to Wiktionary? It's common practice. And per WP:ENGVAR, "organised" – with an "s" – should be used, as Americans/Canadians, as explained in the article, don't really have fêtes. Best, — Jon C. ॐ 09:07, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
The word fête is pronounced "fight" in Quebec French. Fête ( talk) 02:29, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
I don't know about that, the same fêtes have been going on every year for over a decade in my area with no change.
I hardly think one single newspaper article is enough evidence to support the claim that fêtes are declining. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TraitorBagel ( talk • contribs) 08:32, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
This article says that in Australia, fetes may be held at schools and sometimes churches. It is not necessary to say "in Australia" - in the United Kingdom (which is where I live) fetes are organized by and held at churches and fetes, too. Vorbee ( talk) 15:42, 1 July 2017 (UTC)