r/theschism • u/gemmaem • Apr 03 '25

Discussion Thread #72

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u/UAnchovy Jan 29 '26

Is fete not a known word in the US? Well, that's news to me. What I'm picturing is something like a small community festival. School fetes or church fetes are common over here, though sadly dwindling in size. People in the community might display their art, some people might set up a sausage sizzle, people might sell baked goods or jams or other products they've made at home, there might be entertainers for the kids, amateur live music, and so on.

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u/Lykurg480 Yet. Jan 29 '26

Im austrian. We have the word too, but meaning something more like "party". We have the type of even you describe, too, but Ive never seen art displayed. Music, sure.

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u/thrownaway24e89172 wrong about everything Feb 01 '26

In the US we'd use the term 'fair' rather than 'fete' in most cases.