Golden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.
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[edit] In Thailand
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.
[edit] In the Commonwealth Realms
In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms, a Golden Jubilee celebration is held in the 50th year of a monarch's reign.
[edit] For Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002, having acceded to the throne in 1952.
[edit] For Queen Victoria
In 1887, the United Kingdom and the British Empire celebrated Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Victoria marked 20 June 1887—the fiftieth anniversary of her accession—with a banquet, to which fifty European kings and princes were invited. Although she could not have been aware of it, there was a plan by Irish Republicans to blow up Westminster Abbey while the Queen attended a service of thanksgiving. This assassination attempt, when it was discovered, became known as the Jubilee Plot. At the time, Victoria was an extremely popular monarch: the next day, she participated in a procession that, in the words of Mark Twain, "stretched to the limit of sight in both directions".
[edit] In Japan
In Japan, Golden Jubilee refers to a 50th anniversary and is called Go-Zai-i gojūnen kinen (御在位50年記念). Emperor Hirohito (or Emperor Shōwa), celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 10 November 1976. Showa Memorial Park was established as part of a project to commemorate his Golden Jubilee.
[edit] In China
- Emperor Wu of Han dynasty (141 BC-87 BC, Jubilee in 91 BC)
- Kangxi Emperor of Qing dynasty (1661–1722, Jubilee in 1711)
- Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty (1735–1796, Jubilee in 1785)
[edit] In other countries
- In Malaysia, Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 15 July 2008 after 50 years successfully reigning the state of Kedah.[1]
- In Egypt, The Egyptian Television celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 22 July 2010 after 50 years from airing for the first time.
- In Kenya, The Nation Media Group's Daily Nation and Sunday Nation celebrated their Golden Jubilee in the year 2010 after 50 years from being published for the first time. (Sunday Nation - March 1960; Daily Nation - October 1960)
- In New Zealand, Kingseat Hospital celebrated 50 years of operation in 1982.[2]
[edit] In South Asian film terminology
In Pakistan and India, a golden jubilee film is one shown in cinemas for 50 weeks or more. The success measure for a 'superhit golden jubilee film' is a minimum of four months on its main cinema.[citation needed]
