Out of the world celebrations after taking a wicket or after scoring a century has become quite common these days on a cricket field. When international cricket was incepted in the year 1877, there used to be a minimal celebration on taking a wicket or after scoring a century. A customary handshake and few applause here and there could be heard from the crowd.

Neither cricket was like a religion to some like it is today, nor did it attract so many people. The tradition of celebrating probably came into the picture during the 1980s especially after ODI cricket gained prominence in the cricket world.

Since 1990, it has become a permanent feature in the game and since then we have witnessed some really unique and unusual ways of celebration by the players after reaching a landmark. Here we look at 5 Cricketers and their unique celebrations.

1. Sourav Ganguly’s shirt waving celebration at Lord’s:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/07/Sourav-Ganguly-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-76190"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-76190" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly-1.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="582" height="426" sizes="(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-76190" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

“The Prince of Kolkata” Sourav Ganguly was one of the most influential captains in Indian cricket history and led his side to many memorable victories. The “Bengal Tiger” made headlines during the tri-series final against England in 2002 after the latter took off his shirt to celebrate India’s exceptional victory.

England who had visited India a month back had drawn the ODI series 3-3 and Andrew Flintoff had taken off his shirt in the ground itself after England won the final match in Mumbai to level the series.

Ganguly gave Flintoff a medicine of his own after the southpaw celebrated in an extraordinary fashion at the “Mecca of Cricket”. It was youngsters Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif who ensured India chased down a mammoth 326 after tottering at 146/5 at one stage. Kaif was adjudged the Man of the Match for his heroics but the match will always be remembered for Sourav Ganguly’s out of the world celebrations after India’s famous win.

2. Denesh Ramdin’s message to Viv Richards after scoring a century:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Denesh-Ramdin.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96467"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-96467" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Denesh-Ramdin.jpg" alt="Denesh Ramdin" width="600" height="425" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96467" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies batsman Denesh Ramdin. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption>

West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin was severely criticized by Sir Vivian Richards for his indifferent form with the bat and his poor glovework during West Indies tour of England in the year 2012. Immediately after reaching his hundred in the Edgbaston Test, Ramdin took off his helmet and removed a piece of paper from his right pocket and flashed it aggressively towards the dressing room. The message read, YEH VIV TALK NAH.&#8221;

Ramdin was fined 20% of his match fees for his unnecessary gesture by match referee Roshan Mahanama. &#8220;We all understand the importance of celebrating a milestone, however, one should not use that time as an opportunity to hit out at one&#8217;s critic or send messages to the world.&#8221;

I hope Mr Ramdin has learnt his lesson from this incident and that we will not see such behaviour by him or any player in the future when celebrating an achievement within a game of international cricket,&#8221; Mahanama said.

3. Dave Mohammed taking off his shoes after getting a wicket:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Dave-Mohammed.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96470"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-96470" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Dave-Mohammed.jpg" alt="Dave Mohammed" width="594" height="386" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96470" class="wp-caption-text">Dave Mohammed of Trinidad. (Photo by Santosh Harhare/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)</figcaption>

When the Windies left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed was asked about the most outrageous thing he did on a cricket field, he was quick to mention about his shoe removing incident after taking a wicket during the Stanford Twenty20 in 2009. It was a great moment for him as he felt his supporters would love to see his extraordinary celebrations.

It was one of the rarest celebrations on a cricket field as he removed his shoes after dismissing the batsman stumped. When asked to give an explanation Dave said, &#8220;In the Caribbean, if a spinner flights and invites the batsman to step out of the crease and gets him out stumped, it is a huge moment to celebrate. The spinner removes his shoe, behaves as if he is dialing a phone and talking. It is their way of asking: who called you outside the crease?&#8221;

4. Misbah-ul-Haq does push-ups after completing century at Lord’s:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/07/Misbah-ul-Haq-pushups.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-76375"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-76375" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Misbah-ul-Haq-pushups.jpg" alt="Misbah-ul-Haq" width="600" height="428" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-76375" class="wp-caption-text">Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan celebrates reaching a century with a number of press-ups. (Photo by Sarah Ansell/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq celebrated his century by doing a series of 10 push-ups during the 1s Test against England at Lord’s very recently. Misbah became the oldest man in the history of Test cricket to score a century.

His century was dedicated to all those present at the army camp where Misbah and his boys spent two weeks training before they flew off to England.

“That was my promise to the army guys when we did our training camp,” he said. “We used to have an honour code where we were told to step into the ground and do ten push ups. I promised them whenever I got hundred I would do that to remind them (Army) we were there. That was for them and the salute was for the (Pakistan) flag. That was what they asked us to do so I did it for them,” the Pakistan captain stated.

After Pakistan’s win at Lord’s the whole team followed Misbah and did a series of 10 push-ups as a celebratory jig. The skipper clarified that it wasn’t done to hurt England’s feelings.

5. Ravindra Jadeja’s sword celebration:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Ravindra-Jadeja-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96466"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-96466" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ravindra-Jadeja-1.jpg" alt="Ravindra Jadeja" width="600" height="418" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96466" class="wp-caption-text">Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

India’s premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has always been a colorful character on the cricket field ever since his debut and has been in the headlines recently for his warrior-like celebrations after reaching a Test fifty.

Jadeja first did the celebratory jig during India’s famous win against England at Lord’s during their 2014 tour. His fifty in that Test ensured India registered a sensational victory over England at the Mecca of Cricket after 28 years.

Jadeja did the move again when he scored a quickfire half-century against New Zealand during their recent Test series. As Kohli was about to declare the innings, the dashing Saurashtra lad’s sword was out yet again. With his fancy moves, he enthralled the Kanpur crowd and triggered smiles in his own dressing room.

Jadeja was the Man of the Match during India’s most recent victory against England at Mohali. He scored a match-winning 90 to set up the platform for a famous win and yet again celebrated his fifty in his own unique style. One might wonder what would have been the style of celebration if Jadeja had managed to score his maiden Test century.

Out of the world celebrations after taking a wicket or after scoring a century has become quite common these days on a cricket field. When international cricket was incepted in the year 1877, there used to be a minimal celebration on taking a wicket or after scoring a century. A customary handshake and few applause here and there could be heard from the crowd.
Neither cricket was like a religion to some like it is today, nor did it attract so many people. The tradition of celebrating probably came into the&nbsp;picture during the&nbsp;1980s especially after ODI cricket gained prominence in the cricket world.
Since 1990, it has become a permanent feature in the game and since then we have witnessed some really unique and unusual ways of celebration by the players after reaching a landmark.&nbsp;Here we look at 5 Cricketers and their unique celebrations.
<h4>1. Sourav Ganguly’s shirt waving celebration at Lord’s:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_76190" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76190" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/07/Sourav-Ganguly-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-76190"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-76190" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly-1.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="582" height="426" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-76190" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
“The Prince of Kolkata” Sourav Ganguly was one of the most influential captains in Indian cricket history and led his side to many memorable victories. The “Bengal Tiger” made headlines during the tri-series final against England in 2002 after the latter took off his shirt to celebrate India’s exceptional victory.
England who had visited India a month back had drawn the ODI series 3-3 and Andrew Flintoff had taken off his shirt in the ground itself after England won the final match in Mumbai to level the series.
Ganguly gave Flintoff a medicine of his own after the southpaw celebrated in an extraordinary fashion at the “Mecca of Cricket”. It was youngsters Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif who ensured India chased down a mammoth 326 after tottering at 146/5 at one stage. Kaif was adjudged the Man of the Match for his heroics but the match will always be remembered for Sourav Ganguly’s out of the world celebrations after India’s famous win.
<h4>2. Denesh&nbsp;Ramdin’s message to Viv Richards after scoring a century:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_96467" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96467" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Denesh-Ramdin.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96467"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-96467" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Denesh-Ramdin.jpg" alt="Denesh Ramdin" width="600" height="425" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96467" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies batsman Denesh Ramdin. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin was severely criticized by Sir Vivian Richards for his indifferent form with the bat and his poor glovework during West Indies tour of England in the year 2012.&nbsp;Immediately after reaching his hundred in the Edgbaston Test, Ramdin took off his helmet and removed a piece of paper from his right pocket and flashed it aggressively towards the dressing room. The message read, YEH VIV TALK NAH.”
Ramdin was fined 20% of his match fees for his unnecessary gesture by match referee Roshan Mahanama. “We all understand the importance of celebrating a milestone, however, one should not use that time as an opportunity to hit out at one’s critic or send messages to the world.”
I hope Mr Ramdin has learnt his lesson from this incident and that we will not see such behaviour by him or any player in the future when celebrating an achievement within a game of international cricket,” Mahanama said.
<h4>3. Dave Mohammed taking off his shoes after getting a wicket:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_96470" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96470" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Dave-Mohammed.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96470"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-96470" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Dave-Mohammed.jpg" alt="Dave Mohammed" width="594" height="386" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96470" class="wp-caption-text">Dave Mohammed of Trinidad. (Photo by Santosh Harhare/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
When the Windies left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed was asked about the most outrageous thing he did on a cricket field, he was quick to mention about his shoe removing incident after taking a wicket during the Stanford Twenty20 in 2009. It was a great moment for him as he felt his supporters would love to see his extraordinary celebrations.
It was one of the rarest celebrations on a cricket field as he removed his shoes after dismissing the batsman stumped. When asked to give an explanation Dave said, “In the Caribbean, if a spinner flights and invites the batsman to step out of the crease and gets him out stumped, it is a huge moment to celebrate. The spinner removes his shoe, behaves as if he is dialing a phone and talking. It is their way of asking: who called you outside the crease?”
<h4>4. Misbah-ul-Haq does push-ups after completing century at Lord’s:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_76375" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76375" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/07/Misbah-ul-Haq-pushups.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-76375"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-76375" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Misbah-ul-Haq-pushups.jpg" alt="Misbah-ul-Haq" width="600" height="428" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-76375" class="wp-caption-text">Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan celebrates reaching a century with a number of press-ups. (Photo by Sarah Ansell/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq celebrated his century by doing a series of 10 push-ups during the 1s Test against England at Lord’s very recently. Misbah became the oldest man in the history of Test cricket to score a century.
His century was dedicated to all those present at the army camp where Misbah and his boys spent two weeks training before they flew off to England.
“That was my promise to the army guys when we did our training camp,” he said. “We used to have an honour code where we were told to step into the ground and do ten push ups. I promised them whenever I got hundred I would do that to remind them (Army) we were there. That was for them and the salute was for the (Pakistan) flag. That was what they asked us to do so I did it for them,” the Pakistan captain stated.
After Pakistan’s win at Lord’s the whole team followed Misbah and did a series of 10 push-ups as a celebratory jig. The skipper clarified that it wasn’t done to hurt England’s feelings.
<h4>5. Ravindra Jadeja’s sword celebration:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_96466" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96466" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Ravindra-Jadeja-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96466"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-96466" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ravindra-Jadeja-1.jpg" alt="Ravindra Jadeja" width="600" height="418" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96466" class="wp-caption-text">Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
India’s premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has always been a colorful character on the cricket field ever since his debut and has been in the headlines recently for his warrior-like celebrations after reaching a Test fifty.
Jadeja first did the celebratory jig during India’s famous win against England at Lord’s during their 2014 tour. His fifty in that Test ensured India registered a sensational victory over England at the Mecca of Cricket after 28 years.
Jadeja did the move again when he scored a quickfire half-century against New Zealand during their recent Test series. As Kohli was about to declare the innings, the dashing Saurashtra lad’s sword was out yet again. With his fancy moves, he enthralled the Kanpur crowd and triggered smiles in his own dressing room.
Jadeja was the Man of the Match during India’s most recent victory against England at Mohali. He scored a match-winning 90 to set up the platform for a famous win and yet again celebrated his fifty in his own unique style. One might wonder what would have been the style of celebration if Jadeja had managed to score his maiden Test century.

Out of the world celebrations after taking a wicket or after scoring a century has become quite common these days on a cricket field. When international cricket was incepted in the year 1877, there used to be a minimal celebration on taking a wicket or after scoring a century. A customary handshake and few applause here and there could be heard from the crowd.
Neither cricket was like a religion to some like it is today, nor did it attract so many people. The tradition of celebrating probably came into the picture during the 1980s especially after ODI cricket gained prominence in the cricket world.
Since 1990, it has become a permanent feature in the game and since then we have witnessed some really unique and unusual ways of celebration by the players after reaching a landmark. Here we look at 5 Cricketers and their unique celebrations.
<h4>1. Sourav Ganguly’s shirt waving celebration at Lord’s:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_76190" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76190" style="width: 582px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/07/Sourav-Ganguly-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-76190"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-76190" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly-1.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="582" height="426" sizes="(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-76190" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
“The Prince of Kolkata” Sourav Ganguly was one of the most influential captains in Indian cricket history and led his side to many memorable victories. The “Bengal Tiger” made headlines during the tri-series final against England in 2002 after the latter took off his shirt to celebrate India’s exceptional victory.
England who had visited India a month back had drawn the ODI series 3-3 and Andrew Flintoff had taken off his shirt in the ground itself after England won the final match in Mumbai to level the series.
Ganguly gave Flintoff a medicine of his own after the southpaw celebrated in an extraordinary fashion at the “Mecca of Cricket”. It was youngsters Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif who ensured India chased down a mammoth 326 after tottering at 146/5 at one stage. Kaif was adjudged the Man of the Match for his heroics but the match will always be remembered for Sourav Ganguly’s out of the world celebrations after India’s famous win.
<h4>2. Denesh Ramdin’s message to Viv Richards after scoring a century:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_96467" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96467" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Denesh-Ramdin.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96467"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-96467" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Denesh-Ramdin.jpg" alt="Denesh Ramdin" width="600" height="425" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96467" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies batsman Denesh Ramdin. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin was severely criticized by Sir Vivian Richards for his indifferent form with the bat and his poor glovework during West Indies tour of England in the year 2012. Immediately after reaching his hundred in the Edgbaston Test, Ramdin took off his helmet and removed a piece of paper from his right pocket and flashed it aggressively towards the dressing room. The message read, YEH VIV TALK NAH.&#8221;
Ramdin was fined 20% of his match fees for his unnecessary gesture by match referee Roshan Mahanama. &#8220;We all understand the importance of celebrating a milestone, however, one should not use that time as an opportunity to hit out at one&#8217;s critic or send messages to the world.&#8221;
I hope Mr Ramdin has learnt his lesson from this incident and that we will not see such behaviour by him or any player in the future when celebrating an achievement within a game of international cricket,&#8221; Mahanama said.
<h4>3. Dave Mohammed taking off his shoes after getting a wicket:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_96470" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96470" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Dave-Mohammed.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96470"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-96470" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Dave-Mohammed.jpg" alt="Dave Mohammed" width="594" height="386" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96470" class="wp-caption-text">Dave Mohammed of Trinidad. (Photo by Santosh Harhare/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
When the Windies left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed was asked about the most outrageous thing he did on a cricket field, he was quick to mention about his shoe removing incident after taking a wicket during the Stanford Twenty20 in 2009. It was a great moment for him as he felt his supporters would love to see his extraordinary celebrations.
It was one of the rarest celebrations on a cricket field as he removed his shoes after dismissing the batsman stumped. When asked to give an explanation Dave said, &#8220;In the Caribbean, if a spinner flights and invites the batsman to step out of the crease and gets him out stumped, it is a huge moment to celebrate. The spinner removes his shoe, behaves as if he is dialing a phone and talking. It is their way of asking: who called you outside the crease?&#8221;
<h4>4. Misbah-ul-Haq does push-ups after completing century at Lord’s:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_76375" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76375" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/07/Misbah-ul-Haq-pushups.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-76375"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-76375" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Misbah-ul-Haq-pushups.jpg" alt="Misbah-ul-Haq" width="600" height="428" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-76375" class="wp-caption-text">Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan celebrates reaching a century with a number of press-ups. (Photo by Sarah Ansell/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq celebrated his century by doing a series of 10 push-ups during the 1s Test against England at Lord’s very recently. Misbah became the oldest man in the history of Test cricket to score a century.
His century was dedicated to all those present at the army camp where Misbah and his boys spent two weeks training before they flew off to England.
“That was my promise to the army guys when we did our training camp,” he said. “We used to have an honour code where we were told to step into the ground and do ten push ups. I promised them whenever I got hundred I would do that to remind them (Army) we were there. That was for them and the salute was for the (Pakistan) flag. That was what they asked us to do so I did it for them,” the Pakistan captain stated.
After Pakistan’s win at Lord’s the whole team followed Misbah and did a series of 10 push-ups as a celebratory jig. The skipper clarified that it wasn’t done to hurt England’s feelings.
<h4>5. Ravindra Jadeja’s sword celebration:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_96466" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96466" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/12/Ravindra-Jadeja-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-96466"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-96466" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ravindra-Jadeja-1.jpg" alt="Ravindra Jadeja" width="600" height="418" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96466" class="wp-caption-text">Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
India’s premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has always been a colorful character on the cricket field ever since his debut and has been in the headlines recently for his warrior-like celebrations after reaching a Test fifty.
Jadeja first did the celebratory jig during India’s famous win against England at Lord’s during their 2014 tour. His fifty in that Test ensured India registered a sensational victory over England at the Mecca of Cricket after 28 years.
Jadeja did the move again when he scored a quickfire half-century against New Zealand during their recent Test series. As Kohli was about to declare the innings, the dashing Saurashtra lad’s sword was out yet again. With his fancy moves, he enthralled the Kanpur crowd and triggered smiles in his own dressing room.
Jadeja was the Man of the Match during India’s most recent victory against England at Mohali. He scored a match-winning 90 to set up the platform for a famous win and yet again celebrated his fifty in his own unique style. One might wonder what would have been the style of celebration if Jadeja had managed to score his maiden Test century.

5 Cricketers and their unique celebrations

Unusual ways of celebration by the players after reaching a landmark. Here we look at 5 Cricketers and their unique celebrations.