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Anniversary Gifts
"Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own" Robert Heinlein
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An anniversary is (derived from the Latin word anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c . 1230) a day that commemorates and celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event.
Couples celebrate anniversaries for different reasons including:
- The length of time a couple is together: monthly anniversary or yearly anniversary.
- Engagement anniversaries, celebrating the annual date in which a proposal was made, especially if a couple has a lengthy engagement, they may wish to recognise this occasion each year.
- Wedding anniversaries, celebrated on the same date each year marking the day that the couple married. |
Traditional Anniversary Symbols
Many anniversaries have special names.
Wedding anniversaries now comprise of what is referred to as the "traditional" list. It is appropraite to give wedding anniversary gifts for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 and 75 years, however traditional suggestions for other years have now been added to this world renouned list. The longer the period, the more precious and or durable the material associated with it.
Depending on national traditions this list may vary.
Anniversary Year |
Traditional Anniversary Gift |
| 1 year |
paper |
| 2 years |
cotton |
| 3 years |
leather |
| 4 years |
linen |
| 5 years |
wood |
| 6 years |
iron |
| 7 years |
wool |
| 8 years |
bronze |
| 9 years |
copper |
| 10 years |
tin or aluminium |
| 11 years |
steel |
| 12 years |
silk |
| 13 years |
lace |
| 14 years |
ivory |
| 15 years |
crystal |
| 17 years |
turquoise |
| 20 years |
china (porcelain) |
| 25 years |
Silver Jubilee |
| 30 years |
pearl |
| 35 years |
coral or jade |
| 40 years |
ruby |
| 45 years |
sapphire |
| 50 years |
Golden Jubilee |
| 55 years |
emerald |
| 60 years |
Diamond Jubilee |
| 65 years |
blue sapphire |
| 70 years |
Platinum Jubilee |
| 75 years |
diamond |
| 80 years |
oak |
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