A diamond birthday is when the last 2 digits of your birth year are your age. So, let's say you were born in 1989. Your diamond birthday would be on the day you turn 89.
noun. the celebration of a 60th, or occasionally 75th, anniversary.
1st – Paper, 5th – Wood, 10th – Tin, 15th – Crystal, 20th – China, 25th – Silver, 40th – Ruby, 50th – Gold, 60th and 75th – Diamond.
A platinum birthday is celebrated when you turn the age that matches the last two numbers of your birth year. Born in 1982? You'll celebrate yours when you turn 82.
When someone you love is celebrating a 75th birthday, seize the opportunity to say a few words at their diamond jubilee, the name for a 75th birthday. Whether you're making a speech or a toast, writing a card, or just passing along your best wishes and affection, consider some of these options. Happy diamond jubilee!
Terms for anniversaries
Golden jubilee, for a 50th anniversary. Diamond jubilee, for a 60th or 75th anniversary. Sapphire jubilee, for a 65th anniversary.
What is a Golden Birthday? Your golden birthday is when the date of your birth coincides with your age. For example, if you were born on October 8, your golden birthday took place when you turned 8. If you were born on December 21, your golden birthday took place when you turned 21.
So what is a Champagne birthday, and why is it special? A Champagne birthday is a birthday where you turn the same age as the day you were born on. For example, a birthday where you turn 25 on the 25th of a month. Everyone has one; however, they can only occur up to the age of 31 on the 31st.
What is a golden birthday? Your golden birthday is the year you turn the same age as your birthday – for example, turning 25 on the 25th, or 31 on the 31st.
A 75-year celebration is often called a Diamond Jubilee. A 100-year celebration is known as a centennial, while a 150-year celebration is called a sesquicentennial.
May | Emerald
Emerald, the birthstone of May, carries the rich green color of Spring and radiates a beautiful vivid tone.
75 years of life is a milestone birthday, often referred to as the platinum celebration. This is a birthday that family and friends celebrate with love, as well as traditional gifts.
Like the wedding anniversary gift usually given on after six decades of marriage, the traditional 60th birthday gift is diamond. Not everyone can afford – or wants – real diamonds, so it's perfectly acceptable to give your loved one something inspired by the valuable stone.
Diamond's Age
Scientists think diamonds may have been forming throughout earth's history. Many have been found that are three-point-three billion years old. And the young ones are a mere one billion years old.
The naming of these celebrations follows the traditions of wedding anniversaries: 25 years is called a Silver Jubilee, 50 years a Golden Jubilee, 60 years a Diamond Jubilee, and 70 years a Platinum Jubilee.
Silver birthdays are when either a man or woman turns 25 years old. Silver can be used to decorate or theme the birthday celebrations of a 25-year-old. Over the years, each year's anniversary is connected to some sort of object or theme, but silver for 25 is one of the oldest traditions.
The King's Official Birthday is the selected day in most Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of the monarch is officially celebrated in those countries. It does not necessarily correspond to the date of the monarch's actual birth.
Those born early in the month are extra lucky because there are double and even triple Golden Birthdays. These are found by simply doubling or tripling the date you were born. If your birthday falls on the 10th of the month, your 20th and 30th birthdays are your double and triple Golden Birthdays.
Turning the age of your birth year is considered a platinum birthday. So if you're born in 1980, get ready to party it up on your 80th birthday! Plus, the traditional theme of a 50th birthday is gold, so you'll get a glittering celebration either way, with or without a party.
The 21st birthday is always one of the most memorable birthdays for people in different countries, and Australia is no different, with a special tradition of celebrating the 21st birthday party. In Australia, turning 21 means one is an adult.
What is a double Golden Birthday? Now a double Golden Birthday is the year you turn your birth date, doubled. For example, if your birth date is the 12th, then your double Golden Birthday will be when you turn 44! If your Golden Birthday was when you were 6, then your double Golden Birthday will be when you turn 12!
Other forms: centenaries. A centenary is the hundredth anniversary of some event. When your great grandfather turns 100, his birthday party will be the centenary of his birth. If your town is celebrating its centenary, that means it's exactly 100 years old.
A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century, a period of an exact century.
A jubilee is a special anniversary of an event, especially the 25th or 50th anniversary.