Noun: anniversary `anu'vursuree. The date on which an event occurred in
some previous year (or the celebration of it) - day of remembrance.
Married persons who regard the date of their marriage as important may
mark the anniversary of their wedding in some special way.
Broader groups in society, especially the families, and even more
especially the children of such a couple, may help to celebrate such
occasions; this is particularly common on the 40th, 50th, and 60th
anniversaries.
Retailers (especially jewelers), sensing a profit opportunity, have
encouraged gift-giving on such wedding anniversaries, and may often
suggest a hierarchy of types of gifts to reflect the importance of
longer years of marriage (and perhaps of greater ability to purchase
more expensive gifts).
What month of the year did you marry in? There's a rhyme from popular
folklore that believes your marriage will take on certain
characteristics depending upon the month you chose, we've reproduced it
below.
January - Marry when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind and true.
February - When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate.
March - If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll
know.
April- Marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man.
May - Marry in the month of May, you will romance the day.
June - Marry when June roses grow and over land and sea you'll go.
July - Those who in July do wed must labor for their daily bread.
August - Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
September - Marry in September's shine so that your life is rich and
fine.
October - If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
November - If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember!
December - When December's snows fall fast, marry and your love will
last.