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Traditional VS Modern Anniversary Gifts

Most people are familiar with the traditionalThe modern anniversary materials list
materials list that good etiquette requirespresents us with a contemporary, easier to
us use as a guide when selecting a gift touse alternative. The modern list has no clear
commemorate a wedding anniversary. If you arebeginning, but like the original, each year's
like most people, you might find it a bitgift is more precious than the last. This
challenging to convert the materials on thearrangement is intended to honor the
list into an acceptable gift idea. There maylongevity of the commitment. The new list
be more choices available to you than youretains the spirit of the traditional list,
realize. Do you know that an updated "modern"but loses the some of the sense of etiquette
gift list is available which is becoming morein the original. Although more convenient,
and more popular? This article touches on thethe modern list sacrifices the thoughtfulness
history of the traditional list, highlightspreviously required to make a good gift from
the differences between the modern andthe more mundane materials on the old list.
traditional lists, and helps you decide whichHowever, the modern list is more extravagant
is  right  for  you.(expensive) than the original, which in some
cases may be more appreciated than a
Parts of the traditional list have existedthoughtful but humble gift from the
since medieval times. Historians can tracetraditional list. The following is the widely
the origins of silver and goldenaccepted  modern list, through the 60th year:
anniversaries to medieval Germany, where
garlands made of these metals were presented*  First  -  Clocks
as gifts for the 25th and 50th years of
marriage. The rest of the list may not be as*  Second  -  China
traditional as you think. I was surprised to
learn that the traditional list, as we know*  Third  -  Crystal/  Glass
it today, did not exist until 1937. In that
year, the American National Retail Jeweler*  Fourth  -  Appliances
Association published a list, which
associated a material for each Anniversary up*  Fifth  -  Silverware
to the 15th year and then each fifth year
after that up to the 60th Anniversary. The*  Sixth  -  Candy/Iron
following is the materials list from 1937,
through  the  60th  year:*  Seventh  -  Desk  Sets
*  First  -  Paper*  Eighth  -  Bronze/Pottery
*  Second  -  Cotton*  Ninth  -  Linen/Lace
*  Third  -  Leather*  Tenth  -  Leather
*  Fourth  -  Fruit/Flowers*  Eleventh  -  Jewelry
*  Fifth  -  Wood*  Twelfth  -  Pearls
*  Sixth  -  Candy/Iron*  Thirteenth  -  Textiles/Furs
*  Seventh  -  Wool/Copper*  Fourteenth  -  Gold  Jewelry
*  Eighth  -  Bronze/Pottery*  Fifteenth  -  Watches
*  Ninth  -  Pottery/Willow*  Twentieth  -  Platinum
*  Tenth  -  Tin/Aluminum*  Twenty-Fifth  -  Silver
*  Eleventh  -  Steel*  Thirtieth  -  Diamond
*  Twelfth  -  Silk/Linen*  Thirty-Fifth  -  Jade
*  Thirteenth  -  Lace*  Fortieth  -  Ruby
*  Fourteenth  -  Ivory*  Forty-Fifth  -  Sapphire
*  Fifteenth  -  Crystal*  Fiftieth  -  Gold
*  Twentieth  -  China*  Fifty-fifth  -  Emerald
*  Twenty-Fifth  -  Silver*  Sixtieth  -  Diamond  Jubilee
*  Thirtieth  -  PearlFor most couples, I recommend using the
modern list. When selecting a gift from the
*  Thirty-Fifth  -  Coralmodern list you have the benefit of more
specificity, for example a desk set is much
*  Fortieth  -  Rubymore clear than copper/wool. With the modern
list, you won't risk insulting your spouse by
*  Forty-Fifth  -  Sapphirerewarding 10 years of companionship with a
pitiful tin or aluminum gift. Believe me, she
*  Fiftieth  -  Goldwon't be satisfied with the excuse of
tradition. Also, good luck finding the ivory
*  Fifty-fifth  -  Emeraldcandlesticks for year 14! Unless you really
enjoy the creative challenge of using the
*  Sixtieth  -  Diamondtraditional list, try the modern list this
year.



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