A. PARTYING ALL NIGHT LONG

B. REGISTERING FOR THE GLOBAL EVENT

C. SOME LOCAL DIFFERENCES

D. LOCATION OF THE EVENT KEPT SECRET

E. A FEW RULES TO FOLLOW EVERYWHERE

F. A PRIVATE EVENT WHICH INSPIRED OTHERS

DINNER IN WHITE

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4.1.F|f() In 1988, a Parisian, François Pasquier, threw a dinner party in a city park. He asked his guests to wear white clothes. He wanted to spot them easily among other walkers in the park. Surprisingly, his idea of dining in an open public place with the guests dressed in white has spread to many cities all over the world.

4.2. E|e() For a typical “dinner in white”, wherever it takes place, each person must bring another guest with them. They must have a picnic table, tablecloth, two chairs and flowers − all in white. The guests have to lay their table themselves and take all their rubbish away with them after the party so as to leave no trace of the event in the park.

4.3. C|c() In some cities certain modifications to the organization of the party have been introduced. While in Paris the hosts make all the arrangements themselves, in New York, the city authorities are in charge of the event. Parisians can enjoy themselves until midnight, but New Yorkers stop partying at 11 p.m.

4.4. D|d() The interesting thing is that the exact place in which the dinner will be organized remains
unknown until the last moment. The guests usually learn where they should go shortly before
the dinner starts, so they have very little time to get there.

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