Dr. John J. Scibilia ELCA Director for Schools Celebrations are those moments in life when time comes to a halt. We stop to be thankful for accomplishments, birth, life, relationships and gifts. It is an out of the ordinary time when the provider of the celebration often feels just as good as the receiver.
Some celebrations take days, weeks, months even years to prepare.
The days of hopeful anticipation give way to hours of ritual and years of reminiscence. Ritual is at the heart of celebration. Think about the last celebration you attended or in which you participated. Yes indeed celebration is a time to stop and smell the cake. Butter cream topping on a rich cake announcing the event marks the occasion.