A celebration of a special occasion is held in our memory on a scale of personal significance. We record our memories and experiences with cameras, and the images [no matter how disillusioned] are an important reminder of our past. They allow us to trace our past and frame who we've become. Without a camera what defines the things we remember about places, spaces, people, times and events?
Occasions are momentous but not physical, I think that celebrations certify an event that would otherwise pass us by. I remember by Birthdays by the spectacularity of my cake, but when we get older; and a candle for each year would look like an inferno and the thought of being sung to makes you wince, the birthday celebration get replaced with a 'Birthday Drink'.
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