Definition of anniversary

The anniversary is a day in which turns any event or occurrence, or is celebrated the birth of an individual. The same word is also used to designate the commemorative event, tribute, which normally takes place to commemorate the event in question. Note that the traditional and most popular anniversary and that all human beings held is own birthday, which is celebrated on the same day on which the person was born. The custom commands that that day the person is greeted by his loved ones and close friends beings and it is also common to receive tribute gifts. It is also usual that the person who celebrates its anniversary celebrate it to organizing a meeting in which you will eat and drink and finishing is gift to the honoree a cake with lighted candles which must be turned off with a breath after having called three wishes. After this rite cake is cut into portions and is distributed among the guests.
But of course, there are many anniversaries rather than individuals celebrate such as: wedding anniversary, the anniversary of the death of a loved one or some illustrious character of the country or community in which we live, in some historical fact highlighted, such as the Declaration of independence of a nation or the anniversary of a revolution, among others.
For wedding anniversaries, they will celebrate and commemorate the day in which materialized the wedding, while it is common for every five years of union held special anniversaries, which have names of materials and precious stones, because according to tradition, this material must be the gift that is delivered to the spouse. It is worth mentioning that such materials are advancing from the most simple and easy to the more solid in clear harmony with the advancement and strengthening of the relationship. Thus one year anniversary calls paper wedding, 5 years wooden wedding, at age 10 weddings of Tin, at age 15 crystal wedding, weddings of porcelain to the 20, silver 25, of gold to the 50 and so on.
For his part, ephemeris, is the term that refers to the list of anniversaries that will recall the same day.