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For thousands of years, cultures the world over feted the winter solstice as the moment of the sun's return, the turning of the wintry tide.

Of the 30 winners (Paul Samuelson was the first in 1947; there was no award in 1953), 11 have gone on to be feted in Stockholm.

Born in Tibet itself and feted in his youth by the Chinese authorities, he made a dramatic flight to India 11 years ago.

Why is an editor who left under a dark cloud still feted by his former bosses?

Open tonight, and a lot of people wonder why Sampras won't make more of the event, allow himself to be more elaborately feted.

The head of News Corp has held sway over Britain's media industry for a generation. Prime ministers have feared and feted him.

But Calvin's wife, Alice, wasn't some hood in hiding, and she would, he knew, most definitely love being feted by a jazz band.

During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty.

It is regularly feted as a flourishing platform for virtual commerce, yet a large portion of its economic activity relates to sex.

No doubt it's because they're so accustomed to being ignored that any acknowledgment is akin to being feted at the Rotary.

They were greeted by brass bands and feted with a sumptuous dinner.

It is feted by the consumption of mooncakes, the roundness of the sweet pastry symbolising the union of family members.

He was feted by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and given an honour guard of welcome on Horseguards Parade.

Retiring employees are often feted at a special dinner.

They looked on with envy in June, as Wen Jiabao, China's prime minister, was feted in Naypyidaw, Myanmar's remote new capital.

The team itself was feted as a "golden generation" of English footballers.

Tom Hooper's film was also feted at the Directors Guild awards this weekend.

A substantial cake decorated in the livery of Air Guinea International feted the world's newest airline last week, writes Tom Burgis.

All are still feted in Western capitals and can command high fees on the international lecture circuit.

In 1985, Ms. magazine pointedly feted quirky, cuddly singer Cyndi Lauper as its woman of the year.

Donald Duck - the irascible but unflappable waterfowl - prepared to be feted in grand fashion, as he turned 75 years old Tuesday.

Mr Sillitoe was feted in the Soviet Union, but carried back an image of heartless chaos.

Mr Yudhoyono was recently feted in India, where he signed $15 billion-worth of trade deals.

He became a world figure in literature, much admired in Germany and feted in Scandinavia.

The queen was feted wherever she went.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been feted by the fashion world since her engagement last year.

But Hong Kong continues to boast one powerful incentive: a pantheon of entrepreneurial heroes that are often feted as rock stars.

Sweden and Malaysia both have islands which are feted by tourists