What's a ritual you keep even though it serves no practical purpose?

I spend a full hour on my makeup before a show that only the front row will really see, and I know every minute of it is 'wasted' in a practical sense. But lately that hour feels like the only true part of my day, and it's got me wondering what private rituals the rest of you hold onto. Not habits, not routines—the ones that mean something you can't explain.