fête champêtre
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “pastoral festival”, “country feast.”
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fête champêtre f (plural fêtes champêtres)
- a garden party (pastoral festival) that was a popular form of entertainment in the 18th century, particularly popular at the French court, at Versailles. In theory it is a simple pastoral festival but in practice it was often contrived and elaborate with orchestras and fancy dress