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Anniversary gift idea - traditional or modern?
Traditionally wedding anniversaries were named like Paper, cotton, leather,
wood, silver, gold, emerald etc., Each of these names were indicative of the
number of years the couple were married. Based on this, the anniversary gift
idea was centered on material gifts made of the specific material the
wedding anniversary was referring to. For example the anniversary gift idea
for a couple celebrating their first wedding anniversary would be any item
made of paper. Similarly the anniversary gift ideas for 5th wedding
anniversary were centered on items made of wood.
To honor
couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, one looked for an
anniversary gift idea that would end up in a material gift made of silver.
More the number of years the couple are together, the more expensive the
anniversary gift ideas would be, as the previous metals become the choice.
For example, for the 40th wedding anniversary, the metal considered would be
Ruby and the anniversary gift ideas for the 50th wedding anniversary would
be gold and diamond for the 60th.
As years
passed by, people have started looking for an anniversary gift idea centering on gifts that would be more tangible,
practical and memorable. For older couple, one of the tangible anniversary
gift ideas that are considered now is a romantic holiday! |
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