What is Anniversary?
[[File:Stamp of Azerbaijan 282.jpg|thumb|A commemorative stamp from [[Azerbaijan]], celebrating the 100th anniversary of the modern [[Olympic Games]].]] An '''anniversary''' is a [[day]] on which people [[Memorial|remember]] or [[Celebration|celebrate]] an event that happened on the same date in a past [[year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Anniversary|title=Anniversary|work=The Free Dictionary|publisher=Farlex|access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> 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 [[Catholicism|Catholic]] feasts to commemorate [[saint]]s. Other examples of common anniversaries are those of [[wedding]]s and [[Death anniversary|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 does not 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, ''[[wikt:biennial|biennial]]'' means that two years has passed, ''[[wikt:decennial|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. ==Related pages== * [[Diamond Jubilee]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Wiktionary}} {{Commons category-inline|Anniversaries}} # [https://happy-wishes.net/anniversary/happy-anniversary-memes/ Happy Anniversary memes]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=ye