Pomp and circumstance defined as an idiom is a formal ceremony. There are all kinds of events that have pomp and circumstance. Graduations are what most people first think of.
For a military spouse we think of 'Casing the colors' when our soldier deploys or the homecoming ceremony when they return.
I love the ceremony and all the pomp and circumstance that goes along with it. I need it. I need to feel the reality of what's going on. That's what pomp and circumstance does. It makes it real.
It does not make deployments easier nor homecomings faster. It just makes it real. I like to feel the energy from other people. The positive and the negative. I need to feel I'm not alone in what I'm feeling.
How do you feel about it?
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