Can't 'celebrate' take human as its objective?

[Sweetpumpkin]

Hello,

I have a question on the verb 'celebrate'.

In my mother tongue(Korean), 'celebrate' can take a human(I mean, him/her/them.. etc) as its direct objective. Is it possible in English? Or, do I have to say 'celebrate with someone'?

Thank you for answers in advance,
sweetpumpkin

[Mister Micawber]

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You need the preposition if both of you are celebrating an event like Christmas. Or you can 'celebrate someone's birthday/graduation, etc'.
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