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ContentsBirthstonesChinese Astrological SignsImportant Dates 2006Traditional Gifts for Wedding Anniversaries
Important Dates 2007 - please let me know what I have omitted!
January
1st2nd6th20th25th
New Year’s DayWinnie the Pooh DayTwelfth NightIslamic New YearBurns Night (Scotland)
February
2nd14th18th20th21st
Groundhog DaySt. Valentine’s DayChinese New Year 2007 is the Year of the PigShrove Tuesday; Pancake Day; Mardi GrasAsh Wednesday
March
1st14th17th17th18th20th20th22nd25th
St. David’s DaySikh New YearSt. Patrick’s DayStart of National Dark Sky Week (USA)Mother’s Day (UK)Vernal EquinoxEarth DayWorld Day for WaterLady Day
April
1st2nd2nd8th8th22nd23rd
April Fool’s DayPassoverInternational Children’s Book DayWorld Health DayEaster Sundaythe London MarathonSt. George’s Day
May
1st7th13th28th
May Day; ‘Obby ‘Oss Day in Padstow, CornwallEarly May bank holidayMother’s Day (USA)Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
June
17th21st24th
Father’s DaySummer SolsticeMidsummer Day
July
15th
St. Swithin’s Day
August
27th
August Bank holiday (UK)
September
12th23rd29th
RamadanAutumnal EquinoxMichaelmas
October
9th31st
DiwaliHallowe’en
November
5th11th22nd30th
Guy Fawkes NightRemembrance DayThanksgiving Day (USA)St. Andrew’s Day
December
1st4th21st23rd25th26th31st
World AIDS DayChanukkahWinter SolsticeFeast of the Radishes (Mexico)Christmas DayBoxing DayHogmanay; New Year’s Eve
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Traditional Gifts for Wedding Anniversaries
Year
UK
America
1
Cotton
Paper
17
Accessories
2
18
Coloured gems
3
Leather
19
Furniture
4
Jewellery
Fruit, flowers or silk
20
China
5
Wood
25
Silver
6
Plate
Sugar, candy or iron
30
Pearl
7
Wool
Wool or copper
35
Jade
Coral or platinum
8
Bronze
Bronze or pottery
40
Ruby
9
Watch
Willow or Pottery
45
Sapphire
10
Tin
Tin or Aluminium
50
Gold
11
Scent or Soap
Steel
55
Emerald
12
Silk
Silk or Linen
60
Diamond
13
Barometer
Lace
65
Star Sapphire, grey
14
Clock
Ivory
67
Star sapphire, purple
15
Crystal
75
16
Holloware
China or Emerald
Birthstones
Garnet; rose quartz
Amethyst; onyx
Aquamarine; bloodstone
Diamond; rock crystal
Emerald; chrysoprase
Pearl; moonstone; alexandrite
Ruby; carnelian
Peridot; sardonyx
Sapphire; lapis lazuli
Opal; tourmaline
Topaz; citrine
Turquoise; tanzanite; zircon; blue topaz
Chinese Astrological Signs
The Rat
1900
1912
1924
1936
1948
1960
1972
1984
1996
2008
The Ox
1901
1913
1925
1937
1949
1961
1973
1985
1997
2009
The Tiger
1902
1914
1926
1938
1950
1962
1974
1986
1998
2010
The Rabbit
1903
1915
1927
1939
1951
1963
1975
1987
1999
2011
The Dragon
1904
1916
1928
1940
1952
1964
1976
1988
2000
2012
The Snake
1905
1917
1929
1941
1953
1965
1977
1989
2001
2013
The Horse
1906
1918
1930
1942
1954
1966
1978
1990
2002
2014
The Goat
1907
1919
1931
1943
1955
1967
1979
1991
2003
2015
The Monkey
1908
1920
1932
1944
1956
1968
1980
1992
2004
2016
The Rooster
1909
1921
1933
1945
1957
1969
1981
1993
2005
2017
The Dog
1910
1922
1934
1946
1958
1970
1982
1994
2006
2018
The Pig
1911
1923
1935
1947
1959
1971
1983
1995
2007
2019