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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''anniversarie'', from Medieval Latin ''anniversarium'', from [[Latin]], neuter of ''anniversarius'' returning annually, from ''annus'' year + ''versus'', past participle of ''vertere'' to turn
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable [[event]]; broadly : a date that follows such an event by a specified period of [[time]] measured in units other than years <the 6-month anniversary of the [[accident]]>
*2: the [[celebration]] of an anniversary
==Description==
An '''anniversary''' is a day that commemorates or [[celebrate]]s a [[past]] [[event]] that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event.
*Birthdays (v.) are the most common type of anniversary, where the birth date of a person is commemorated annually. The actual celebration is sometimes moved for practical reasons, as in the case of an official birthday.
*Wedding anniversaries are also often celebrated on the same day of the year as the wedding occurred.
*Death anniversary.
The Latin phrase ''dies natalis'' ([[literally]] "[[birth]] day") has become a common term, adopted in many languages, especially in [[intellectual]] and [[institutional]] circles, for the anniversary of the founding ("legal or statutory birth") of an institution, such as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_mater alma mater] ([[college]] or other [[school]]). Even in [[ancient]] [[Rome]], we know of the [''dies''] ''Aquilae natalis'' ("birthday of the eagle", anniversary of the official founding of a legion).
Most countries around the world [[celebrate]] [[national]] anniversaries, for example the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial United States Bicentennial]. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new [[constitution]] or form of [[government]]. The important dates in a sitting [[monarch]]'s reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a '[[Jubilee]]'.
Anniversaries of nations are usually marked by the number of years elapsed [[described]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anniversary#Latin-derived_numerical_names Latin words] or Roman numerals.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''anniversarie'', from Medieval Latin ''anniversarium'', from [[Latin]], neuter of ''anniversarius'' returning annually, from ''annus'' year + ''versus'', past participle of ''vertere'' to turn
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable [[event]]; broadly : a date that follows such an event by a specified period of [[time]] measured in units other than years <the 6-month anniversary of the [[accident]]>
*2: the [[celebration]] of an anniversary
==Description==
An '''anniversary''' is a day that commemorates or [[celebrate]]s a [[past]] [[event]] that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event.
*Birthdays (v.) are the most common type of anniversary, where the birth date of a person is commemorated annually. The actual celebration is sometimes moved for practical reasons, as in the case of an official birthday.
*Wedding anniversaries are also often celebrated on the same day of the year as the wedding occurred.
*Death anniversary.
The Latin phrase ''dies natalis'' ([[literally]] "[[birth]] day") has become a common term, adopted in many languages, especially in [[intellectual]] and [[institutional]] circles, for the anniversary of the founding ("legal or statutory birth") of an institution, such as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_mater alma mater] ([[college]] or other [[school]]). Even in [[ancient]] [[Rome]], we know of the [''dies''] ''Aquilae natalis'' ("birthday of the eagle", anniversary of the official founding of a legion).
Most countries around the world [[celebrate]] [[national]] anniversaries, for example the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial United States Bicentennial]. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new [[constitution]] or form of [[government]]. The important dates in a sitting [[monarch]]'s reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a '[[Jubilee]]'.
Anniversaries of nations are usually marked by the number of years elapsed [[described]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anniversary#Latin-derived_numerical_names Latin words] or Roman numerals.
[[Category: General Reference]]
