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"Fifty years since our wedding day", sentimental painting by George Hare depicting an elderly couple in a church. A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date that a wedding took place. Couples often mark the occasion by celebrating their relationship, either privately or with a larger party.
In East Asia, the diamond jubilee coincides with the traditional 60-year sexagenary cycle, which is held in special importance despite not generally being called a "diamond jubilee." Monarchs such as the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors of China and Emperor Hirohito of Japan held celebrations for their 60th year of reign, as did King Bhumibol ...
She wrote in her journal, "People wished to make all sorts of demonstrations, which I asked them not to do until I had completed the sixty years next June." The Diamond Jubilee was therefore an opportunity to celebrate Victoria's status as the longest-reigning monarch, in addition to marking 60 years on the throne. [1]
The Woodland Trust planned to establish 60 Jubilee woodlands during 2011 and 2012, one of almost 500 acres – Flagship Diamond Wood, Leicestershire – and the remainder 60 acres each. [ 195 ] A stained glass window, paid for by MPs and members of the House of Lords , was unveiled in the Queen's presence at Westminster Hall in March 2012. [ 196 ]
EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR)-– Ten Oklahoma couples celebrated more than 500 years of marriage combined. All the couples live in the Touchmark at Coffee Creek Retirement Community and offered their ...
The Jubilee (Hebrew: יובל yovel) year (every 50th year) and the Sabbatical year (every seventh year) are Biblical commandments concerning ownership of land and slaves.. The laws concerning the Sabbatical year are still observed by many religious Jews in the State of Israel, while the Jubilee has not been observed for many centuries, if at all (before the 'peshitto' era of the Vulgate ...
This month, they celebrated 70 years as husband and wife. Mrs. DeHaai offered this advice: "I'm afraid some people think when they get married they're joined at the hip, you know you've got to be ...
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