Project Gutenberg 2014-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 385 Various Verschillende Various, Various Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes My tea to Mehemet Ali and Fareedie -- A Japanese dinner -- A Roman Christmas -- Sylvester-Abend -- A Coptic wedding -- In the Bois de Boulogne -- An Arab dinner-party -- A birthday party in the West Indies -- A Siamese hair-cutting -- Old English harvest customs -- Easter at Jerusalem -- The Moqui snake-dance. Emmy, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes" by Various Authors is a collection of essays and anecdotes written in the late 19th century. This compilation explores diverse cultural experiences related to teas, dinners, weddings, and various celebrations across different regions and societies. The narratives provide intriguing insights into customs and social interactions in various cultures, from a tea with a Turkish Pasha's children to elaborate Japanese dinners and festive weddings. The opening portion introduces the reader to a charming account of a tea party hosted for the children of a Turkish Pasha, set against the backdrop of 19th-century Beirut. The narrator describes the arrival of the children, Mehemet Ali and Fareedie, accompanied by their governess, highlighting their fascination with Western customs and their innocence as they encounter new experiences. The story unfolds with delightful observations about their reactions to the unfamiliar setting, the food served, and the cultural contrasts between their lives and that of the author, ultimately leaving the reader with a sense of nostalgia and intrigue about the children’s futures amidst the complexities of their heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Manners and customs GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing 175719 2025-06-18T08:16:11.308485 text/html 154593 2024-10-24T01:18:24 text/html 484306 2025-06-18T08:16:15.220406 application/epub+zip 484856 2025-06-18T08:16:12.023405 application/epub+zip 126411 2025-06-18T08:16:11.651438 application/epub+zip 554168 2025-06-18T08:16:17.692369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529949 2025-06-18T08:16:14.830473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173304 2022-09-20T12:44:16.147804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152235 2025-06-18T08:16:10.928479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132391 2024-10-24T01:18:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16036 2025-06-18T08:16:17.832465 application/rdf+xml 23119 2025-06-18T08:16:11.743412 image/jpeg 2975 2025-06-18T08:16:11.695493 image/jpeg 459690 2025-06-18T08:16:11.350414 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog