Diamond Jubilee
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A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary in the case of a person (e.g. wedding anniversary, length of time a monarch has reigned) or a 75th anniversary in the case of an event.[1] Traditionally, the diamond jubilee or anniversary of a person was also on the 75th anniversary. This changed with the diamond jubilee of the British Queen Victoria's reign. There was considerable national unrest when Queen Victoria largely withdrew from public life after her husband's death in 1861. It was decided to bring the diamond jubilee forward to the 60th anniversary in 1897. The diamond jubilee has been held on the 60th anniversary ever since.[citation needed]
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[edit] Events
[edit] United Kingdom
The first Diamond Jubilee celebrated in the UK was that of Queen Victoria in 1897, and the second is that of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.[2]
[edit] Commonwealth Realms/British Empire
In the Commonwealth realms, (formerly the British Empire), there have been two Diamond Jubilees. Queen Victoria held hers on 20 June 1897, while Elizabeth II (Queen of several independent realms including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and her others), will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee between 2 and 5 June 2012. The actual 60th anniversary of her accession occurred on 6 February 2012.
[edit] Thailand
The last Diamond Jubilee before that was in 2006 when Thailand celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the accession of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
[edit] Japan
In Japan, Diamond Jubilee also refers to a 60th anniversary and is called Go-Zai-i rokujūnen kinen (御在位60年記念), literally "Commemoration of the 60th year of the (Imperial) Reign". The late Emperor Shōwa, who reigned during WWII and the country's modernisation period, celebrated his Diamond Jubilee on 29 April 1986.
[edit] China
- Kangxi Emperor of Qing dynasty (1661–1722, Jubilee in 1721)
- Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty (1735–1796, Jubilee in 1795)
[edit] Korea
- Taejo of Goguryeo (53-146, Jubilee in 113)
- Jangsu of Goguryeo (412-491, Jubilee in 472)
[edit] Johor state, Malaysia
In Malaysia, HRH (Major-General) Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Ibrahim Iskandar Al-Masyhur ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar, GCMG, GBE (17 September 1873–8 May 1959) was the 2nd Sultan of Johor's modern House of Temenggong. He simultaneously celebrated his Diamond Jubilee, his 82nd birthday and the coronation of his wife Lady Marcella as Sultanah Marcella Ibrahim (m. 1940) on 7 September 1955; the festivities cost $1 Million at that time. He was known as one of the richest men in the world during his 64-year reign. At the time of his death, Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Ibrahim became the longest-reigning Malay monarch in history.
[edit] South Asian film terminology
In Pakistan and India, the term diamond jubilee film is used when cinemas have continuously shown a film for 100 weeks or more.[3][dead link]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ diamond anniversary
- ^ "Extra bank holiday to mark Jubilee". Press Association. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5mYhY2Lxk. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ http://mazhar.dk/film/database/movies/diamond_jubilee.htm
