Traditional gifts for married couples to exchange by years of marriage and their modern equivalents.

*Anniversary*	*Traditional*	*Modern*		Anniversary	*Traditional*	*Modern*
1^st	Paper	Clock		13^th	Lace	Textiles/Fur
2^nd	Cotton	China		14^th	Ivory	Gold
3^rd	Leather	Crystal/Glass		15^th	Crystal	Watch
4^th	Fruit/Flowers	Appliance		20^th	China	Platinum
5^th	Woodenware	Silver		25^th	Silver	Silver
6^th	Candy/Iron	Woodenware		30^th	Pearls	Diamond
7^th	Wool/Copper	Desk Set		35^th	Coral	Jade
8^th	Bronze/Pottery	Linen/Lace		40^th	Ruby	Ruby
9^th	Pottery/Willow	Leather		50^th	Gold	Gold
10^th	Tin/Aluminum	Diamond		55^th	Emeralds	Emeralds
11^th	Steel	Jewelry		60^th	Diamonds	Diamonds
12^th	Silk/Linen	Pearls

If anyone knows the source of these traditions, please let me know at anniversary@vicioso.com and we'll update these pages.

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