celebration

Capote perfectly captures the sacramental quality of the holiday—how, through the exhaustive labor of polishing and scrubbing, we consecrate the routine rooms of daily existence into a sanctuary for celebration.

But Bergs was first to blink, hitting wide to present Cobolli with his seventh match point, which he seized by hammering over a first serve to ignite the celebrations.

The many state histories written in the aftermath of the Revolution were anything but celebrations of localism and diversity.

Some three years after her husband’s exit, Ms. Wilson brings the tin out of storage to bake a birthday cake in celebration, with her three grown children, of her 50th birthday.

In a statement, he added: "We are taking clear and decisive steps to ensure the contest remains a celebration of music and unity. The contest should remain a neutral space and must not be instrumentalised."