Our beloved Master has always stressed the importance of attending celebrations. As he says in his recent talk,  "A celebration is not for pleasure. A celebration is the heart’s expression of its gratitude for the great presence in our lives, in our hearts, which is keeping us alive and active on the spiritual course". To learn more go to Master’s talk at http://www.sahajmarg.org/literature/online/speeches/a-celebration-the-hearts-expression-of-the-gratitude