| Every anniversary in a couple's life is a
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| | 5th: wood, silverware, sapphires.
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| symbolic marker of commitment, adventure
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| | 6th: sugar, wood, iron, candy, amethysts.
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| and love. With each passing year, the
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| | 7th: copper, wool, brass, desk sets,
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| bond strengthens, fortified by all the
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| | onyx.
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| shared experiences a year can carry.
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| | 8th: pottery, bronze, appliances, linens,
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| Anniversaries are a time to let your
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| | lace, tourmaline jewelry.
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| spouse know that he or she is cherished.
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| | 9th: willow, pottery, leather, lapis
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| And, they are a time to present a
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| | jewelry.
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| anniversary gift that reflects love,
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| | 10th: aluminum, tin, diamond jewelry.
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| creativity and spirit.
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| | 11th: fashion or turquoise jewelry,
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| Before humans had a way of keeping time,
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| | steel.
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| no one paid much attention to the
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| | 12th: pearls, jade, colored gems, silk,
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| anniversary of important events, such as
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| | linen.
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| birthdays. Only when ancient peoples
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| | 13th: textiles, furs, citrine, lace.
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| began taking notice of the moon's cycles,
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| | 14th: ivory, opal, gold jewelry.
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| did they pay attention to the changing
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| | 15th: crystal, glass, watches, ruby.
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| seasons and the pattern that repeated
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| | 16th: silver hollowware, peridot.
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| itself over and over. Eventually, the
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| | 17th: furniture, watch.
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| first calendars were formulated in order
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| | 18th: cat's eye jewelry, porcelain.
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| to mark time changes and other special
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| | 19th: bronze, aquamarine.
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| days. From this system tracking came the
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| | 20th: platinum, emeralds, china.
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| ability to celebrate birthdays and other
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| | 21st: nickel, brass.
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| significant anniversaries the same day
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| | 22nd: copper.
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| each year.
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| | 23rd: silver plate.
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| Anniversary celebrations began in
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| | 24th: musical instruments.
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| medieval times when people celebrated 25
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| | 25th: silver, sterling silver
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| and 50 years of marriage. A husband would
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| | Finding an anniversary gift for a wife
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| crown his wife with a wreath of silver
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| | can be a fairly easy process because as
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| for 25 years and of gold for 50.
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| | long as a husband is aware of his wife's
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| For centuries, couples have observed
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| | interests, he has a wide selection of
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| wedding anniversaries as a special time
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| | gifts he can choose from.
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| to reflect upon their marriage and
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| | Making the search for anniversary gifts
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| remember the vows they made to one
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| | for men is a challenge. One of the most
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| another. Despite the existence of
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| | common pieces of advice that you can find
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| anniversaries long ago, there aren't any
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| | on web sites that provide gift ideas is
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| long-standing traditions or strict rules
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| | to buy gifts that follow tradition: For
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| concerning the way anniversaries should
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| | every milestone regarding to the number
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| or should not be celebrated.
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| | of years you are together, there are
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| The wedding anniversary gift chosen is
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| | appropriate gifts for each. For men, this
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| usually based on the number of years a
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| | means that wives should get their
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| couple has been married. The longer the
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| | husbands a gift that is made out of paper
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| number of years past since the wedding
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| | on their first year anniversary, which
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| couple has been married, the more
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| | can come in the form of personalized
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| precious the material (symbol) associated
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| | stationary that he can use in his work.
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| with it. Traditional and modern gift
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| | For the second year, women are advised to
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| ideas help the invited guests in choosing
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| | get their husbands anything made out of
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| the appropriate gifts for a wedding
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| | cotton, which includes shirts, pillows,
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| anniversary, as well as, it may help the
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| | or other cotton. On the third year, women
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| hosts choose an appropriate party theme
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| | are then advised to buy their husbands
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| for the couple's wedding anniversary.
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| | leather products, which include shoes,
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| It is now generally agreed that there are
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| | belts, or a leather suitcase. As for
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| particular traditional symbols for
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| | other milestones, like the 25th or the
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| wedding anniversaries. Over the periods
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| | 50th wedding anniversary, women are
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| of time - some of these symbols have
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| | advised to give their husbands gifts that
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| changed but as a rough guide take a look
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| | are made out of silver and gold,
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| at the table below, which lists the most
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| | respectively.
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| popular anniversaries and their
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| | Typically, couples observe earlier
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| traditional gift symbols.
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| | wedding anniversaries informally, making
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| 1st: paper, clocks, plastic, gold
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| | their own plans to celebrate alone over
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| jewelry.
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| | dinner, take a weekend getaway, or simply
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| 2nd: cotton, china, calico, garnet.
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| | exchange small gifts. As the number of
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| 3rd: leather, crystal, glass, pearls.
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| | years together increases, however, the
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| 4th: fruit, flowers, electrical
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| | occasion becomes more and more
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| appliances, linen, silk, nylon, blue
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| | significant.
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| topaz.
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