In the well-developed and tested First Communion celebrations by Willi Hoffsümmer, the festive service, devotion, and thanksgiving mass each revolve around a common symbol. These symbols make the mystery of First Communion more accessible to the children. They accompany the boys and girls into their daily lives and keep the memory of the celebration alive for a long time. The symbols are: bread, vine and branches, shepherd and sheep, fish, sunflower, rose, compass, monstrance, treasure chest, tree slice, and pearl.