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Wedding Anniversary Ideas & Birthday Gifts

Stuck on what to buy someone for their Wedding Anniversary? Below you will find a list of traditional and modern Wedding Anniversary gifts according to the year, as well as traditional birthday things such as birthstones, star signs and flowers.
 

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GIFT IDEAS

YEAR

TRADITIONAL GIFT

MODERN GIFT

1ST

PAPER

PLASTIC

2ND

COTTON

COTTON & CALICO

3RD

LEATHER

LEATHER

4TH

FRUIT, FLOWERS

LINEN, SILK, NYLON

5TH

WOOD

WOOD

6TH

CANDY

IRON

7TH

COPPER, WOOL

BRASS

8TH

BRONZE

POTTERY

9TH

POTTERY

WILLOW

10TH

TIN

ALUMINIUM

11TH

STEEL

STEEL

12TH

SILK

LINEN

13TH

LACE

LACE

14TH

IVORY

IVORY

15TH

CRYSTAL

GLASS

20TH

CHINA

CHINA

25TH

SILVER

SILVER

30TH

PEARL

PEARL

35TH

CORAL

CORAL, JADE

40TH

RUBY

GARNET

45TH

SAPPHIRE

SAPPHIRE

50TH

GOLD

GOLD

55TH

EMERALD

TURQUOISE

60TH

DIAMOND

DIAMOND


 

BIRTHDAY GIFT IDEAS

MONTH

BIRTHSTONE

FLOWER

COLOUR

JANUARY

GARNET, ROSE QUARTZ

CARNATION, SNOWDROP

RED, PINK, WHITE

FEBRUARY

AMETHYST, ONYX

VIOLET, PRIMROSE

VIOLET, PURPLE

MARCH

AQUAMARINE, BLOODSTONE

JONQUIL, DAFFODIL

YELLOW

APRIL

DIAMOND, OPAL

SWEET PEA, DAISY

PINK, PURPLE

MAY

EMERALD, AGATE

LILY OF THE VALLEY, HAWTHORNE

WHITE

JUNE

PEARL, MOONSTONE

ROSE, HONEY-SUCKLE

RED, PINK, WHITE

JULY

RUBY, CARNELIAN

DELPHINIUM, LARKSPUR

PINK, PURPLE

AUGUST

PERIDOT, JADE

GLADIOLUS, POPPY

RED

SEPTEMBER

SAPPHIRE, LAPIZ LAZULI

ASTER, MORNING GLORY

PINK, PURPLE

OCTOBER

OPAL, TOURMALINE

MARIGOLD, CALENDULA

ORANGE, 

NOVEMBER

YELLOW TOPAZ, CITRINE

CHRYSAN-THEMUM

PINK, YELLOW

DECEMBER

BLUE TOPAZ, TURQUOISE

HOLLY, NARCISSUS

WHITE, RED


 

STAR SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

STAR SIGN

DATES

ARIES

21ST MARCH - 20TH APRIL

TAURUS

21ST APRIL - 21ST MAY

GEMINI

22ND MAY - 21ST JUNE

CANCER

22ND JUNE - 22ND JULY

LEO

23RD JULY - 23RD AUGUST

VIRGO

24TH AUGUST - 22ND SEPTEMBER

LIBRA

23RD SEPTEMBER - 23RD OCTOBER

SCORPIO

24TH OCTOBER - 22ND NOVEMBER

SAGITTARIOUS

23RD NOVEMBER - 21ST DECEMBER

CAPRICORN

22ND DECEMBER - 20TH JANUARY

AQUARIUS

21ST JANUARY - 18TH FEBRUARY

PISCES

19TH FEBRUARY - 20TH MARCH

Please note: The information above is for reference only and some astrology systems use different start and end dates for some star signs.