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For other uses, see Anniversary (disambiguation).

An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" 1230) is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints. As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity

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Anniversary names

The Latin phrase dies natalis (literally birth day) has become a common term, adopted in many languages, especially in intellectual and institutional circles, for the anniversary of the founding ('legal or statutory birth') of an institution, such as an alma mater (college or other school). A death anniversary (also called death day or deathday) is a custom observed in several Asian cultures including China, India, Japan Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Even in ancient Rome, we know of the [dies] Aquilae natalis ('birthday of the eagle', anniversary of the official founding of a legion).

Most countries around the world celebrate national anniversaries, for example the United States Bicentennial. The United States Bicentennial was celebrated on Sunday July 4, 1976, the 200th Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated.

Anniversaries of nations are usually marked by the number of years elapsed described Latin words or Roman numerals.

Latin-derived numerical names

The root elements of each word are literally multiplied together to create the anniversary name. For example, the word sesquicentennial (an anniversary of 150 years) is broken down as sesqui- (1½) x centennial (100 years). Sometimes new anniversary names are coined incorrectly by adding the root elements rather than multiplying them, with unfortunate results.

Anniversary symbols

Many anniversaries have special names. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post, published in 1922, contained suggestions for wedding anniversary gifts for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 and 75 years. Emily Post ( October 27, 1873 - September 25, 1960) was a United States author who promoted what she considered "proper etiquette" Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3] Wedding anniversary gift suggestions for other years were added in later editions and publications; they now comprise what is referred to as the "traditional" list. Generally speaking, the longer the period, the more precious and/or durable the material associated with it. See wedding anniversary for a general list of the wedding anniversary symbols, however there are variations in some national traditions. A wedding anniversary is the Anniversary of the date on which a Wedding took place

Furthermore, there exist numerous partially overlapping, partially contradictory lists of anniversary gifts (such as wedding stones), separate from the 'traditional' names.

The concepts of a person's birthday stone, birth stone and zodiac stone, by contrast, are fixed for life according to the day of the week, month or astrological sign corresponding to the recipient's birthday. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth

References

  1. ^ First used by Bell Laboratories in celebrating its 175th anniversary as a corporation.
  2. ^ Suggested by lexicographer Robert L. Chapman to William Safire; first appeared in Safire's column, "On Language" (The New York Times Magazine, 12 February 1995).
  3. ^ Wedding Anniversary Gifts

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anniversary

-noun

  1. Of a significant event, a day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since the event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years that have elapsed since the event.
  2. Specifically, a wedding anniversary.
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