In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ANNIVERSARY
anniversary, day of remembrance
(noun) the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anniversary (plural anniversaries)
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
Synonyms
• yearday
• yeartide (rare, nonstandard)
Source: Wiktionary
An`ni*ver"sa*ry, a. Etym: [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Definition: Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2.
– Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]
An`ni*ver"sa*ry, n.; pl. Anniversaries. Etym: [Cf. F. anniversaire.]
1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.
3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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