Celebrate

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.

II. Celebrate ·vt To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to Solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a marriage.

III. Celebrate ·vt To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to Keep; as, to celebrate a birthday.