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Anniversary Information and FAQs
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Anniversary Information and FAQs
Tradition has developed a list of types of anniversary gifts for most of the important years of one's life.
Listed below are the generally accepted traditional gifts for each anniversary and a more modern equivalent.
A list of flowers is also provided but flowers may not be in bloom in your part of the world at all times of the year.
Year | Traditional Gift | Modern Gift | Flower |
1st | Paper | Clocks | Pansy |
2nd | Cotton | China | Cosmos |
3rd | Leather | Crystal or Glass | Fuchsia |
4th | Fruit or flowers | Appliances | Geranium |
5th | Wood | Silverware | Daisy |
6th | Candy | Iron | Calla Lily |
7th | Wool or Copper | Desk Sets | Jack-in-the-pulpit |
8th | Bronze | Linens or lace | Clematis |
9th | Pottery | Leather | Poppies |
10th | Tin or Aluminium | Diamond Jewellery | Daffodils |
11th | Steel | Fashion Jewellery | Morning Glory |
12th | Silk | Pearls | Peonies |
13th | Lace | Textiles or Furs | Hollyhock |
14th | Ivory | Gold Jewellery | Dahlia |
15th | Crystal | Watches | Roses |
20th | China | Platinum | Day Lilly |
25th | Silver | Silver | Iris |
30th | Pearl | Diamond | Sweet Pea |
35th | Coral | Jade | None |
40th | Ruby | Ruby | Nasturtium |
45th | Sapphire | Sapphire | None |
50th | Gold | Gold | violet |
55th | Emerald | Emerald | None |
60th | Diamond | Diamond | None |
65th | Blue | Sapphire | Star Sapphire |
70th | Platinum | Platinum | |
75th | Diamonds or Diamond like stone | Diamond or Gold | |
80th | Oak | Diamond or pearl |
Marriage Stages
- 1-5 years newlyweds
- 6-25 truly devoted
- 26-50 golden years
- 51-75 years soul mates
- 76-100 together forever.
Birthstones by Month
- January: Garnet
- February: Amethyst
- March: Aquamarine
- April: Diamond
- May: Emerald
- June: Pearl
- July: Ruby, Onyx
- August: Peridot
- September: Sapphire, Lapis
- October: Opal, Tourmaline
- November: Topaz, Citrine
- December: Turquoise