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Anniversary

An anniversary is a day that commemorates an event that occurred on the same day of the year some time in the past.

Birthdays are the most common type of anniversary where the birth date of a person is commemorated.

Wedding anniversaries are also often celebrated on the same day of the year as the wedding occurred.

Most countries around the world celebrate national anniversaries. These can be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government.

Many anniversaries have special names, wedding and coronation ones are named after precious metals. Those of nations usually by the number of years elapsed in Latin.

• Centennial - 100 years
• Sesquicentennial - 150 years
• Bicentennial - 200 years
• Quincentennial - 500 years
• etc.

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