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What Are the Anniversary Gifts By Year? by Stanley Lewis
On a typical wedding anniversary, you may expect to be showered with gifts such as roses, candy, or more. A stretch of the imagination might lead someone to giving gifts like Ipods or computers, maybe even plane tickets to an island of the coast of the Caribbean. But did you know that there are traditional gifts out there to give your sweetie on your anniversary? Well, there are. There are also special celebrations that can take place after you have beenmarried for fifty years. The gifts and celebrations change depending on whether you are in the U.K. or in the United States, but nonetheless are a great idea when you can’t think of a single thing to get your special someone on your anniversary. Over the years, the traditional list has changed into the modern list. In the traditional list, there are a few years that aren’t mentioned. Luckily, the modern list names every anniversary gift up until year 80. You can also give the gift of flowers, as a specific flower is named for each corresponding anniversary.
If you are able to celebrate your 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversary in the Commonwealth realms, you may be able to receive a message from the monarch. In fact, if you can make it through that many years, you can receive future messages any year after that. To do this, you go to Buckingham Palace or the Governor-General’s office in other Commonwealth realms. The country of Canada can also recieve a special message from the Governor
General for 50th and 55th wedding anniversaries. Australia has something similar to that of the United Kingdom and Canada. One can recieve a letter of congratulations from the Governor-General as well as the Prime Minister, local members of the parliament, and the federal Opposition leader on the 50th anniversary and every one after that. The President of the United States can send a special greeting to those couples who are celebrating their 50th anniversary or any one after that, and Roman Catholics are able to apply for a Papal blessing through their local diocese for special anniversaries such as the 25th, 50th, 60th, and on.
By naming the anniversaries, it provides guidance to spouses when considering appropriate gifts. Also, it comes in handy to party goers to help with the theme or decorations. The gifts are different in various countries, but there are some years that are common to peopel of most other nations. A fifth anniversary is the Wooden anniversary, the 10th is the Tin anniversary, the 15th is Crystal, the 20th is China, the 25th is Silver, the 30th is Pearl, the 40th is Ruby, the 50th is Golden, and the 60th is the Diamond. The gift tradition is believed to have originated in medieval Germany where if a succeeding couple lived to celebrate 25 years together, friends and neighbors of the wife presented her with a silver wreath. This was partly to celebrate the good fortune bestowed upon them and partly to recognize their happiness within the marriage. If they lived to celebrate their 50th anniversary, the wreath changed from silver to gold. Today, they are known as the Silver and Golden anniversaries. A complete list of the anniversaries and their corresponding gifts are as follows:
* Traditional
1st-Paper
2nd-Cotton
3rd-Leather
4th-Silk, Linen
5th-Wood
6th-Iron
7th-Copper, Wool
8th-Bronze
9th-China, Pottery
10th-Aluminum, Tin
11th-Steel
12th-Silk
13th-Lace
14th-Ivory
15th-Crystal
16th-not available
17th-not available
18th-not available
19th-not available
20th-China
21st-not available
22nd-not available
23rd-not available
24th-not available
25th-Silver
30th-Pearl
35th-Jade, Coral
40th-Ruby
45th-Sapphire
50th-Gold
55th-Emerald
60th-(Yellow) Diamond
65th-none available
70th-none available
75th-(Gold) Diamond
80th-Oak
* Traditional United Kingdom
1st-Cotton
2nd-Paper
3rd-Leather
4th-Fruit and Flower
5th-Wooden
6th-Sugar
7th-Woollen
8th-Salt, Pottery
9th-Copper
10th-Tin
11th-Scent
12th-Silk and Fine Linen
13th-Barometer
14th-Clock
15th-Crystal
16th-Holloware
17th-not available
18th-Colored Gems
19th-Furniture
20th-China
21st-not available
22nd-not available
23rd-not available
24th-not avaliable
25th-Silver
30th-Pearl
35th-Coral
40th-Ruby
45th-Sapphire
50th-Gold
55th-Emerald
60th-Diamond
65th-Blue Sapphire
70th-Platinum
75th-Diamond
80th-Oak
* Modern United States
1st-Clocks
2nd-China
3rd-Crystal, Glass
4th-Appliances (electrical)
5th-Silverware
6th-Wood objects
7th-Desk sets/Pen & Pencil sets
8th-Linens, Lace
9th-Leather goods
10th-Diamond jewelry
11th-Fashion jewelry, accessories
12th-Pearls, Colored gems
13th-Textiles, Furs
14th-Gold jewelry
15th-Watches
16th-Silver Holloware
17th-Furniture
18th-Porcelain
19th-Bronze
20th-Platinum
21st-Brass, Nickel
22nd-Copper
23rd-Silver plate
24th-Musical Instruments
25th-Silver
30th-Diamond
35th-Jade
40th-Ruby
45th-Sapphire
50th-Gold
55th-Emerald
60th-Diamond
65th-(Gray) Star Sapphire
70th-not available
75th-Diamond, Gold
80th-not available
*Flowers By Year
1st Carnation
2nd Lily of the valley
3rd Sunflower
4th Hydrangea
5th Daisy
6th Calla
7th Freesia
8th Lilac
9th Bird of paradise
10th Daffodil
11th Tulip
12th Peony
13th Chrysanthemum
14th Dahlia
15th Rose
20th Aster
25th Iris
28th Orchid
30th Lily
40th Gladiolus
50th Yellow roses & violets
About the Author
Original article by Stanley Lewis for Everything-Personalised, a UK based online customised gifts including a large selection of
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