Entertaiment is the art of entertaining, or the activity that is done to amuse and please, whether for a single person at home with a choice of pre-recorded entertainment products; a group at a banquet or party accompanied by appropriate music and dance; a public event requiring music and architecture; a performance intended for thousands; and indeed for a global audience. Moreover, many of these activities may have serious purposes, as in ceremonies and religious festivals, social satire or scientific research, but these are secondary to the pleasures and aesthetic effects which are primary.
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