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==Terms for anniversaries== {{See also|Decennalia|List of jubilees of British monarchs}} Following the model of [[Augustus]], the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[list of Roman emperors|emperors]] typically celebrated major jubilees on the 10th years of their reigns. The [[decennalia]] marked the 10th year, the [[vicennalia]] the 20th, and{{mdash}}in the case of [[Constantine the Great]]{{mdash}}the [[tricennalia]] the 30th. Smaller festivals sometimes occurred on the 5th years between these. For modern monarchs, the dates are typically connected with [[precious metals]] and [[gemstones]]: *[[Silver jubilee]], for a 25th anniversary.<ref name="Collins_silver">{{Cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/silver-jubilee |title=silver jubilee in British English |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=collinsdictionary.com |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |at=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241223012421/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/silver-jubilee |archive-date=2024-12-23}}</ref> *[[Ruby jubilee]], for a 40th anniversary.<ref>Usage example: {{cite news |title=Queen Margrethe II of Denmark marks 40 years on the throne|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16531823 |work=BBC News |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=2024-12-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105181712/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-16531823 |archive-date=2024-01-05}}</ref> *[[Golden jubilee]], for a 50th anniversary.<ref name="Collins_golden">{{Cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/golden-jubilee |title=golden jubilee in British English |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=collinsdictionary.com |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |at=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241223014255/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/golden-jubilee |archive-date=2024-12-23}}</ref> *[[Diamond jubilee]], for either a 60th<ref name="Collins_diamond"/><ref name="Spectator20080419"/> or 75th<ref name="Collins_diamond">{{Cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/diamond-jubilee |title=diamond jubilee in British English |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=collinsdictionary.com |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |at=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241223010513/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/diamond-jubilee |archive-date=2024-12-23}}</ref><ref name="Spectator20080419">{{Cite web |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/19th-april-2008/19/mind-your-language |title=Mind your language |date=2008-04-19 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=[[The Spectator]] Archive |last=Wordsworth |first=Dot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418012411/https://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/19th-april-2008/19/mind-your-language |archive-date=2023-04-18 |url-status=live |publisher=The Spectator (1828) Ltd |language=en}}</ref> anniversary. *[[Sapphire jubilee]], for a 65th anniversary.<ref>Usage example: {{cite news |title=Queen's Sapphire Jubilee: Gun salutes mark 65 years on the throne|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38872538 |work=BBC News |date=2017-02-06 |access-date=2024-12-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002064244/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38872538 |archive-date=2024-10-02}}</ref> *[[Platinum jubilee]], for a 70th anniversary.<ref name="Collins_platinum">{{Cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/platinum-jubilee |title=platinum jubilee in British English |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=collinsdictionary.com |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |at=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241223013806/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/platinum-jubilee |archive-date=2024-12-23}}</ref>
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