Personal Descriptions 20 (anniversaries)

In Cornish we can use the same word <pedn bloodh> for birthday and anniversary. It means ‘the end of a year’, either a year of life or a year of marriage, etc.

Òja pemp bledhen warn ügens, en Emperoureth Roman Sans, gwer a ros dh’aga gwragedh garlons arhans.	After 25 years, in the Holy Roman Empire, husbands gave their wives silver wreaths.
Ha òja hanter cans bledhen, anjei a ros dhodhans garlons owr.	And after 50 years, they gave them gold wreaths.
Ma whath dhe nei demedhyans arhans ha demedhyans owr.	We still have a silver wedding and a golden wedding.
Companis kenwerthek a dhevisyas pednow bloodh erel.	Commercial companies devised other anniversaries.
pempes: predn	5th: wood
degves: sten	10th: tin
pemdhegves: gwris	15th crystal
ügensves: cheny	20th: china
degves warn ügens: perl	30th: pearl
dewgensves: rûby	40th: ruby
degves ha trei ügens: platinum	70th: platinum

En termyn eus passyes, predn rag an pempes pedn bloodh a veu trehys war dhedh solempnyans. Nena an ro a veu gwres kens an nessa trededh.

In the past, wood for the fifth anniversary was cut on the day of celebration. Then the present was made before the next quarter day.

Adamant o rag an pemdhegves pedn bloodh ha trei ügens, terebo Metêrnes Victoria a gevewyas hy threi ügens bledhen war an tron avel hy ‘Diamond Jubilee’. Nena, an trei ügensves pedn bloodh a dheuth bos adamant.      

Diamond was for the 75^th anniversary, until Queen Victoria celebrated her 60 years on the throne as her Diamond Jubilee. Then the 60^th anniversary became diamond.