Anniversary Gift Ideas You Can't Resist

---------- For those of you who are married I am sure you will agree that a wedding anniversay is a time of reflection on memories both fond and not so fond. Despite this however you have to buy a gift for your spouse or else face his or her wrath for another year.

In almost every country and in every culture there is a celebration attached to couples achieving specific milestones in their marriage. Naturally this is measured in years and each year has a special stone or material associated with it. For instance 25 years of marriage is regarded as the Silver Wedding anniversary after a story emanating out of Middle Europe. Also 50 years is known as the Golden Wedding anniversary, where this came from is anyone's guess.

There are currently two Diamond anniversaries celebrated, one at the traditional anniversary after 75 years of marriage. However in 1897 Queen Victoria held lavish celebrations on her 60th anniversary since becoming Queen, and thus, 60 also became accepted as a Diamond anniversary. There is also a 100th anniversary, for those devoted souls dedicated enough to live to it, however, the longest recorded marriage survived for 81 years.

Of course every single year of marriage is considered to be a milestone and an appropriate gift must be given. Of course there are quite a few oldtimers with respect for traditions who strictly follow the theme of the anniversary year but still modern gift ideas are taking over.

Precious stones and gems are always the first choice as anniversary gifts, only in recent times gems do not necessarily come in the form of jewelry, but rather can be impressed on oak jewelry boxes or frames of family portraits. However, antique clocks and Chinaware are still great anniversary gifts.

And last but not least, nothing can be more precious than taking memories of olden times and making them into visual reminders. Scrap books, collages and quilts made wonderful anniversary gifts, especially when creativity and spirit are incorporated into your gift idea. ----------

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