Words of Worth

Happy Platinum Jubilee!

On the 1st wedding anniversary give the gift of paper. On the 10^th –tin (I guess a can of string beans would work). On the 25^th-silver. On the 60^th-diamonds. But what do you give someone on their 70^th wedding anniversary? And what is the 70^th anniversary even called?

The tradition of gift giving on wedding anniversaries actually started in the medieval period. In the Holy Roman Empire, husbands gave their wives a silver garland on their 25^th anniversary and then a golden wreath on their 50^th anniversary. Thankfully, Emily Post,…