Wedding anniversary symbols

Wedding anniversary symbols Most people are aware that significant wedding anniversaries such as 25 and 40 are associated with precious stones, in these cases silver and ruby red. However, it is less well known that all anniversaries up to and including 15 and then every 5 years, have their own symbol. The following list shows the symbol traditionally associated with each anniversary.ANNIVERSARY1st - Book 2nd - Cotton 3rd - Leather 4 - Books 5 - Wood 6 - Sugar, sweets 7 - Lana Cooper 8 - Bronze, pottery 9 - Pottery, willow 10 - Tin, aluminum 11 - Steel 12 - silk, linen 13 - Snap 14 - Ivory 15 - Crystal 20 - China 25 - Silver 30 - Pearl 35th - Coral 40th - Ruby 45th - Sapphire 50th - Gold 60th - Diamond 75th - DiamondThe Silver (25) and Golden (50th) Anniversaries seem to be more traditional. In central Europe that dates back hundreds of years this man to his wife with a wreath of silver or gold to mark the time anniversary.The other materials were added to the list more recently, and now there is a list of art, which incorporates the missing years 16-19. Surprisingly, ten carat diamond has been added to a 100. Wedding anniversary! How many couples are now? The traditional version is still preferred by most people .******************************** ***** * ************************** Author: Tony Luck who runs a line of personalized gifts.