Gifts For Husband Biography
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The historic origins of wedding anniversaries date back to
the Holy Roman Empire , when husbands crowned
their wives with a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, or
vicennalia, and a gold wreath on the fiftieth. Later, principally in the
twentieth century, commercialism led to the addition of more anniversaries
being represented by a named gift. In the Commonwealth realms, one can receive
a message from the monarch for 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and
any wedding anniversary after that. This is done by applying to Buckingham Palace
in the United Kingdom ,
or to the Governor-General's office in the other Commonwealth realms. In Canada , one can
also receive a message from the Governor General for the 50th anniversary, and
every 5th anniversary after that. The situation is similar in Australia, where
one can receive a letter of congratulations from the Governor-General on the
50th and all subsequent wedding anniversaries; the Prime Minister, the federal
Opposition leader, local members of parliament (both state and federal), and
state Governors may also send salutations for the same anniversaries.
In the United
States , one can receive a Wooden, 10th Tin, 15th Crystal , 20th China , 25th Silver, 30thPearl, 40th Ruby, 50th Gold, 60th Diamond. In English speaking countries the first, wooden, gift was cut on the day of celebration and then presented to the wife as a finished article before the next two Quarter Days had passed. The tradition may have originated in medieval Germany where, if a married couple lived to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding, the wife was presented by her friends and neighbours with a silver wreath to congratulate them for the good fortune that had prolonged the lives of the couple for so many years. On celebration of the 50th, the wife received a wreath of gold. Over time the number of symbols expanded and the German tradition came to assign gifts that had direct connections with each stage of married life. The symbols have changed over time. For example in the United Kingdom, greeting from the
President for any wedding anniversary on or after the 50th. Roman Catholics may
apply for a Papal blessing through their local diocese for wedding
anniversaries of a special nature (25th, 50th, 60th, etc.).The names of some
anniversaries provide guidance for appropriate or traditional gifts for the
spouses to give each other; if there is a party these can be brought by the
guests or influence the theme or decoration. These gifts vary in different
countries, but some years have well-established connections now common to most
nations: 5th Wooden, 10th Tin, 15th Crystal ,
20th China ,
25th Silver, 30thPearl, 40th Ruby, 50th Gold, 60th Diamond. In English speaking
countries the first, wooden, gift was cut on the day of celebration and then
presented to the wife as a finished article before the next two Quarter Days
had passed. The tradition may have originated in medieval Germany where,
if a married couple lived to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding,
the wife was presented by her friends and neighbours with a silver wreath to
congratulate them for the good fortune that had prolonged the lives of the
couple for so many years. On celebration of the 50th, the wife received a
wreath of gold. Over time the number of symbols expanded and the German
tradition came to assign gifts that had direct connections with each stage of
married life. The symbols have changed over time. For example in the United
Kingdom, diamond was a well known symbol for the 75th anniversary, but this
changed to the now more common 60th anniversary after Queen Victoria's 60 years
on the throne was widely marked as her Diamond Jubilee. The origins of the
current gift conventions date to 1937. Before that, only the 1st, 5th, 10th,
15th, 20th, 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries had an associated gift. In 1937,
the American National Retail Jeweler Association (now known as Jewelers of
America as a result of an organizational merger) introduced an expanded list of
gifts. The revamped list gave a gift for each year up to the 25th, and then for
every fifth anniversary after that.
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