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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GIFTS As some of you may already know, wedding anniversaries are significant. Here's a complete list of Wedding Anniversaries appropriately named. Those not named are usually giftless Anniversaries (cue loving gestures). Gifts presented to the celebrating couple by their friends are usually made of materials corresponding to the name of the Anniversary. (That means you can't tie a ribbon 'round a block of wood and expect heartfelt gratitude; you could expect that block of wood to connect to your head though.) ANNIVERSARY GIFT (Made from) 1ST PAPER 2ND COTTON, CALICO, STRAW 3RD LEATHER 4TH FLOWERS, FRUIT, BOOKS, LINEN, SILK 5TH WOOD 6TH SWEETS, IRON 7TH WOOL, COPPER, BRASS 8TH BRONZE, POTTERY, RUBBER 9TH POTTERY, WILLOW, CHINA, GLASS, CRYSTAL 10TH TIN, ALUMIN(I)UM 11TH STEEL 12TH SILK, NYLON, LINEN 13TH LACE 14TH AGATE, IVORY 15TH GLASS, CRYSTAL 20TH CHINA 25TH SILVER 30TH PEARL, PERSONAL ITEMS 35TH CORAL, JADE 40TH RUBY, GARNET 45TH SAPPHIRE 50TH GOLD 55TH TURQUOISE, EMERALD 60TH DIAMOND 75TH DIAMOND, GOLD (PLATINUM PERHAPS?) For help on getting gifts for birthdays, please click on link to "Birthstones & Flowers" on menu at left. © 2002-2006 by Sharlini Nambiar