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[Eva Elisabeth]

(04-12-2015 11:35 AM)L Verge Wrote:  Eva,

I'm in agreement with Susan and David - "anniversary" is a neutral term. I have been using "Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary..." in press releases, etc.

And, I certainly hope that, after 150 years, no one is "celebrating" the death of Lincoln. There will be a mourning wreath on the door at Surratt House this week from April 15 through the 19th. If an unreconstructed visitor calls me on it, I will stay true to history and swear that a Yankee cavalry detail made me put up. Lord knows Southern Maryland was crawling with Union patrols 150 years ago this month.

Thanks, Laurie. Upon reconsideration, I think the reason for my "issue" of linking a joyful occasion to the term anniversary is that the English language often uses it where we would speak of a jubilee, "Jubiläum", which implies it's an occasion to jubilate. A wedding anniversary e.g. is a "Hochzeitsjubiläum" (wedding = Hochzeit), a "Firmenjubiläum" (Firma = company) celebrates the anniversary of a company's foundation, or an employee who has worked for many years will at some time celebrate his/her "Dienstjubiläum" (Dienst = service,duty).