Birthdays, anniversaries and birth-month traditions, explained with sources.
Celebrations
Turning 18 on the 18th is a golden birthday. How to work out the year of yours, where the idea came from, and the newer platinum or diamond birthday that only falls in even years.
Celebrations
Carnation for January, rose for June, chrysanthemum for November: the birth flower for every month, the meaning behind each one, and the second flower many lists add.
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Paper for the first year, silver for the 25th, gold for the 50th: the full traditional and modern anniversary gift list, where it came from, and ideas for each year.
