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Return To Weddings Article Archive   Wedding Anniversary Gifts - Traditional And Modern By Tony Connor The traditional and modern gifts for wedding anniversaries have both good and bad aspects. The good part about it is that it focuses the mind in terms of what to get, demonstrates you have thought about it and has sentimental value. The bad is that is restricts the things you can get and in some cases makes it very difficult. I have to admit that finding a bronze gift nowadays is no mean feat! The history begins in the early days of Christianity where they took every opportunity to celebrate something. A wedding anniversary was an obvious occasion and fitted well into their belief system, making it a cause of celebration for the whole group, village etc. Until a couple of centuries ago only eight anniversaries had gifts designated to them: first (paper), fifth (wood), tenth (tin), fifteenth (crystal), twentieth (china), twenty-fifth (silver), fiftieth (gold) and sixtieth (diamond). By the mid 1800s this had expanded to the first fifteen anniversaries and every five years after that up to the sixtieth. The items were (roughly) based on the value of the goods, assigning more value the longer the union. In more recent time modern gifts have been allocated to make it easier for people to actually get gifts and fitting in more with current habits and tastes. People, in general, tend to stick to the major milestones in trying to match the appropriate gift, and simply get something meaningful for the anniversaries in between. The list below should only be one factor when getting an anniversary gift. Knowledge of the person, your shared interests and what they would actually like should also be factored in. ANNIVERSARY - TRADITIONAL, MODERN First - paper, clocks Second - cotton, china Third - leather, crystal/glass Fourth - fruit/flowers, appliances Fifth - wood, silverware Sixth - candy/iron, wood Seventh - wool/copper, desk sets Eighth - bronze/pottery, linens, lace Ninth - pottery/willow, leather Tenth - tin/aluminum, diamond jewelry Eleventh - steel, fashion jewelry Twelfth - silk/linen, pearls Thirteenth - lace, textiles/furs Fourteenth - ivory, gold jewelry Fifteenth - crystal, watches Twentieth - china, platinum Twenty-Fifth - silver, silver Thirtieth - pearl, diamond Thirty-Fifth - coral, jade Fortieth - ruby, ruby Forty-Fifth - sapphire, sapphire Fiftieth - gold, gold Fifty-Fifth - emerald, emerald Sixtieth - diamond, diamond Seventy-fifth - diamond, diamond Tony Connor has agonized over what to get people for their birthdays, Christmas etc. for many, many years. In order to build upon this foundation of angst he set up http://www.BrightGiftIdeas.com a resource for people who need inspiration when it comes to gift giving. He is ably supported by his wife who, if shopping was a sport, would be a member of the US Olympic team with an outside chance of a gold medal. keywords: anniversary gifts | traditional anniversary gifts | modern anniversary gifts Beach Weddings In Florida

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