tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10644514.post-1120728503991029352004-02-15T02:23:00.000-08:002008-05-20T20:35:10.618-07:00Married persons who regard their marriage as important may mark the anniversary of their wedding in some special way.<br /><br />Broader groups in society, especially the families, and even more especially the children of such a couple, may help to celebrate such occasions.<br /><br /><strong>Wedding Anniversaries</strong><br /><br /><blockquote><br />25th anniversary: silver <br />30th anniversary: pearl <br />35th anniversary: coral <br />40th anniversary: ruby <br />45th anniversary: sapphire <br />50th anniversary: gold <br />55th anniversary: emerald <br />60th anniversary: diamond<br /></blockquote><br /><br />A sample of a slightly more ambitious (but less-widely recognised) list, exhibits the practicality of certain cheap but frequent gifts in the early years of marriage, combined with the ratchetting up of value:<br /><br /><blockquote><br />1 paper <br />2 cotton <br />3 leather <br />4 linen <br />5 wood <br />6 iron <br />7 wool <br />8 bronze <br />9 pottery <br />10 tin <br />11 steel <br />12 silk <br />13 lace <br />14 ivory <br />15 crystal <br />20 chinaware <br />25 silver <br />30 pearl <br />35 coral <br />40 ruby <br />45 sapphire <br />50 gold <br />55 emerald <br />60 diamond <br />65 blue sapphire <br />70 platinum </blockquote>The Literature Antiquariannoreply@blogger.com