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The most recent monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms in June 2022. The celebrations were delayed from the actual February anniversary and the ceremony occurred on a four-day Bank Holiday on 2 June 2022, as was announced earlier. [3]
A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves.
In 1984, the phrase "Diamond Jubilee" was used by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its logo for the sixtieth anniversary of the studio. In 2015 it marked Disneyland Park's Diamond Jubilee to celebrate 60 years. In 2025, Singapore will celebrate the diamond jubilee year from independence from Malaysia with the inaugural event on 31st December 2024.
June 22 marks the 75-year anniversary of the first Windrush arrivals in the UK. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Queen Elizabeth. David Hartley/Shutterstock Making history! Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee — 70 years to the day since she acceded to the British throne — on Sunday ...
The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a "jubilee". ... 15, 20, 25, 50, and 75 years. ...
Jubilee (biblical) (Hebrew yovel יובל), end of seven cycles of shmita (Sabbatical years) in the Mosaic Law; Jubilee of the Reunification of Jerusalem, an Israeli celebration in 2017; Jubilee in the Catholic Church, occurring every 25 years, in celebration of the mercy of God Great Jubilee, the Catholic jubilee that occurred in the year 2000
Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations, just in time for the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year that is expected to draw millions of visitors. To ...