The anniversary is the day in which an important event or event for a person or social group has a birthday, or the birth of an individual is celebrated, popularly known as a birthday .
Day in which a relevant date such as the birth of someone or a historical event is celebrated, remember
Anniversaries can commemorate or invoke pleasant or sad events, such as the birth of someone or the death of a loved one, respectively.
The same word is also used for designate the commemorative act, tribute, which is normally carried out to commemorate the event in question.
Birthday: anniversary of a person's birth
It should be noted that the most traditional and popular anniversary and that all human beings celebrate is their own. birthday, which is celebrated on the same day the person was born.
Custom dictates that on that day the person is greeted by their loved ones and relatives and it is also common for them to receive gifts as a tribute.
Likewise, it is common for the person who celebrates their anniversary to celebrate it by organizing a meeting in which they will eat and drink and as a final touch the honoree is given a cake with lighted candles which they must blow out after having asked for three wishes. .
After this rite, the cake is cut into portions and distributed among the guests.
But of course, there are many more anniversaries that individuals celebrate such as: the wedding anniversary, the anniversary of the death of a loved one, of an illustrious person from the country or community in which we live, of some notable historical event, such as the declaration of the independence of a nation, or the anniversary of a revolution, among others.
Wedding anniversary: the wedding link is celebrated
In the case of wedding anniversaries, they are celebrated and commemorated on the same day on which the wedding took place, while it is common that every five years of union special anniversaries are celebrated, which have names of materials and precious stones, because according to tradition, this material should be the gift that is given to the spouse.
It is worth mentioning that such materials are progressing from the simplest and simplest to the most solid, clearly in tune with the progress and strengthening of the relationship.
So the one-year anniversary is called paper weddings, at 5 years old wooden weddings, at age 10 tin weddings, at 15 years old crystal wedding, porcelain weddings at 20, silver at 25, of gold at 50 and so on.
National anniversary: remember important events for the country
On the other hand, national anniversaries, which are those that celebrate relevant and unforgettable events for the country in question, are normally celebrated with events in public spaces, in those in which the date that is celebrated has happened or is linked to them, For example, the declaration of independence is celebrated in the physical space and territory in which it was proclaimed, in the case of the Argentine Republic, this event took place on July 9, 1816, in the province of Tucumán, in the house called today as Casa de Tucumán.
Every July 9, special events are held in that place, which is also kept conditioned and with the details of that time.
Another space to celebrate national events is the school. At the primary and secondary levels, events are held in which all the students, teachers and principals, and parents of students participate.
The primary mission is that in addition to studying these facts in the history manuals, the students internalize them more deeply with celebrations and specific memories that will help them to forge their national identity.
For example, it is that the students are the protagonists of these acts, they put themselves in the shoes of, for example, the heroes of the country and relive those historical events in the first person.
In any case, these anniversaries may include performances in which the events are reenacted and the national anthem is also sung and the flag is present.
Meanwhile, the celebration is even more important and extended when centenary or bicentennial of the homeland, of independence, of some decisive battle, among others, are celebrated.
In these cases, the festivities occur throughout the country and larger and more impressive festive events are held.
For its part, ephemeris, is the term that designates the list of anniversaries that are commemorated on the same day.
