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In these instances, the name of the anniversary is generally derived from the Latin word(s) for the respective number of years. When anniversaries relate to fractions of centuries (125, 150, 175, 225, 250, 275 years—i.e. 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.25, 2.5, and 2.75 centuries), the situation is not as simple.
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. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular anniversary milestones (e.g., 10, 15, 20, or 25 years). In some cultures, traditional names ...
Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word century comes from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred. Century is sometimes abbreviated as c. [1] A centennial or centenary is a hundredth anniversary, or a celebration of this, typically the remembrance of an event which took place a hundred years earlier.
Marriage date recognized in 2017 article about their 75th wedding anniversary [135] [136] [137] [120] Reginald Louis Arthur "Jimmy/Reg" Woolgar Doris Woolgar 30 August 1942 81 years, 191 days 8 March 2024 ("Jimmy/Reg") Brighton, United Kingdom [138] [120] [139] Vern(on) H. Stinebaugh Angela M. (née Sollenberger) Stinebaugh 19 August 1942
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Jubilee. 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, initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves.
In the second century the Roman historian Tacitus [101] [102] in The Annals (c. AD 116), described the persecution of Christians by Nero and stated (Annals 15.44) that Jesus had been executed on the orders of Pilate [95] [103] during the reign of Tiberius (Emperor from 18 September AD 14–16 March AD 37).
Aug. 22—WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Residents of Wilkes-Barre Township will party like it's 1774 this weekend, celebrating the town's 250th anniversary. Mayor Carl Kuren, who is in his seventh 4-year ...