The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with An important aspect of entertainment is the audience, which turns a private Some entertainment, such as public executions, are now illegal in most countries. In the Court entertainment often moved from being associated with the court to more general use among Court ceremonies, palace banquets and the spectacles associated with them, have been used not only to entertain but also to demonstrate wealth and power.
Activities such as The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative Entertainment can be distinguished from other activities such as Psychologists say the function of media entertainment is "the attainment of An entertainment might go beyond gratification and produce some insight in its audience.
The amount of time expended by children indoors on screen-based entertainment and the "remarkable collapse of children's engagement with nature" has drawn criticism for its negative effects on Music is a supporting component of many kinds of entertainment and most kinds of performance. It tends to gather a crowd, usually has a distinct beginning and end, and is done in conjunction with Many religious festivals (especially those that incorporate Parades generally impress and delight often by including unusual, colourful costumes (The "fire, sudden noise and smoke" of fireworks is still a significant part of public celebration and entertainment. Such intentional tourist attractions divorce buildings from the past so that "the difference between historical authenticity and contemporary entertainment venues/theme parks becomes hard to define".By the second half of the 20th century, developments in electronic The introduction of television altered the availability, cost, variety and quality of entertainment products for the public and the convergence of online entertainment is having a similar effect. For example, the modern sport of By the 19th century, "expos" that encouraged arts, manufactures and commerce had become international. One of the most famous visual accounts of children's games is a painting by Most forms of entertainment can be or are modified to suit children's needs and interests.
It is "not only entertainment, it is also thinking through human conflicts and contradictions".The power of stories to entertain is evident in one of the most famous ones—Some of the most powerful and long-lasting stories are the foundation stories, also called Expectations about the performance and their engagement with it have changed over time (The stage and the spaces set out in front of it for an audience create a theatre.