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	Celebrant may refer to: Celebrant or Officiant Officiant An officiant is someone who officiates at a service or ceremony, such as marriage, burial, or namegiving/baptism. Officiants may be ordained by any denomination as members of their clergy, or by secular/Humanist or Interfaith/Interspiritual religious bodies.... , the leader of a liturgy Liturgy A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to their particular traditions. The word may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Mass , or a daily activity such as the Muslim salat and Jewish Jewish services.... or ceremony who is empowered to perform it In the Catholic and Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition of Christianity faith. Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs, worship and church structures.... churches, the celebrant is the priest Priest A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.... who celebrates the Eucharist Eucharist The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christianity sacrament commemorating, by consecrating bread and wine, the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his arrest, and eventual crucifixion, when he gave them bread saying, "This is my body", and wine... Celebrant (Australia) Celebrant (Australia) In Australia, celebrants are people who conduct formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, which are the main ceremony of legal import conducted by celebrants.... , a legally-authorised conductor of weddings who in addition can perform extra-legal ceremonies Celebrant may also refer to: The Celebrant or Silverlode, a river in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings a member of Celebrant USA Foundation and Institute Celebrant USA Foundation and Institute Celebrancy began thirty years ago in Australia and New Zealand. The international organization has performed over one million wedding ceremonies throughout the world and has now become very popular among the diverse cultures and people of North America.... , an organization providing non-religious ceremonial practitioners