anniversaries
Annual celebration dates
Anniversaries is the plural of anniversary—the annual recurrence of a date marking a significant event.
Wedding anniversaries track years of marriage: They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary.
The word extends to any yearly commemoration: the anniversary of the company's founding, the tenth anniversary of her death.
Major anniversaries often carry special names: silver (25th), golden (50th), diamond (60th or 75th).
Notable event marking progress
- partyGathering for celebration
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
champagne · gift · surprise · gathering · romantic · candlelit · reservation · renewal
Marriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- spouseMarried partner
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
silver · ruby · pearl · paper · tin · crystal · platinum · renewal
Creating an organization originally
- independenceFreedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- centennialHundred-year anniversary
- bicentennial200th anniversary observance
sesquicentennial · establishment · commemoration · landmark · heritage · national · proclamation · declaration
Act of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
- deathCessation of life
- passingMoving by or temporary
- lossBeing without something
honor · grave · wreath · vigil · mourning · legacy · homage · reflection
Protected employment status
- service awardHonor for workplace longevity
- employmentPaid occupation status
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
career · promotion · plaque · certificate · retirement · company · dedication · years of service
milestone
Notable event marking progress
cake · champagne · gift · surprise · gathering · romantic · candlelit · reservation · renewal · commemoration
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
golden · silver · ruby · pearl · paper · tin · crystal · platinum · renewal · rings
founding
Creating an organization originally
- independenceFreedom from external control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- centennialHundred-year anniversary
bicentennial · sesquicentennial · establishment · commemoration · landmark · heritage · national · proclamation · declaration · liberation
remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
loss · honor · grave · wreath · vigil · mourning · legacy · homage · reflection · deceased
tenure
Protected employment status
- service awardHonor for workplace longevity
- employmentPaid occupation status
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
loyalty · career · promotion · plaque · certificate · retirement · company · dedication · years of service · pin
- annual eventsChristmas, birthday, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween
- Event venueballroom, banquets, galas, receptions, weddings
- collective memorycollective memory, public memory, remembrance, commemoration, commemorations
- Institutional Historymission statements, bylaws, archives, board minutes, mergers
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
anniversariespremieres
Initial theatrical screenings
debuts · inaugurations · one-offs · new beginnings · fresh starts
anniversariesanticipations
Forecasts of future events
previews · countdowns · prospects · expectations · forecasts
- wedding anniversariesYearly celebrations of matrimony
- silver anniversariesTwenty-fifth year celebrations
- golden anniversariesFifty-year marriage commemorations
- diamond anniversariesSeventy-fifth wedding commemorations
- paper anniversariesMarriages marked at year one
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