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A commemorative stamp from
Azerbaijan
, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the modern
Olympic Games
.
An
anniversary
is a
day
on which people
remember
or
celebrate
an event that happened on the same date in a past
year
.
[1]
The most common example is a
birthday
, where the birth of a person is celebrated every year on the month and day of which they were born. The first
anniversary
of something is celebrated exactly one year after the initial event occurred. The word was first used for
Catholic
feasts to commemorate
saints
.
Other examples of common anniversaries are those of
weddings
and
deaths
. Having anniversaries for sad incidents can be for remembering someone special, like a famous person that touched many peoples lives or to remember a tragic incident, so that it doesn't happen again. Most countries around the world celebrate national anniversaries. These could be the date of
independence
of the nation or the adoption of a new
constitution
, or the
coronation
of a monarch.
There are different
Latin
names used for anniversaries depending on the number of years that has passed since the initial event. For example,
biennial
means that two years has passed,
decennial
means that ten years has passed, and
centennial
means that 100 years has passed. For example, many countries have held a big celebration in the 100th anniversary of their country.
- ↑
"Anniversary"
.
The Free Dictionary
. Farlex
. Retrieved
2 October
2013
.
Media related to
Anniversaries
at Wikimedia Commons
- Happy Anniversary memes
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