bless vs celebrate

bless

verb
  • To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence. 

  • To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. 

  • To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. 

  • To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. 

  • To invoke divine favor upon. 

  • To turn (a reference) into an object. 

intj
  • Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement. 

celebrate

verb
  • To extol or honour in a solemn manner. 

  • To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites. 

  • To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly. 

  • To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event. 

How often have the words bless and celebrate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )