"yet to be established. Because of the lack of district governors, the governments of the non-autonomous districts have not yet begun to function. The following is the list of districts, district capitals and each district's regions: Prior to September 2011, Ivory Coast's first-level administrative subdivisions were 19 regions. In 2011, the regions were reorganized into the 14 districts (12 regular districts and 2 autonomous districts). The following is a summary of how the districts were constructed from the former regions: Districts of Ivory Coast The districts of Ivory Coast () are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country. The districts"
"at the Chicago Public Library. Wedding anniversary A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. Traditional names exist for some of them: for instance, fifty years of marriage is called a ""golden wedding anniversary"" or simply a ""golden anniversary"" or ""golden wedding"". The historic origins of wedding anniversaries date back to the Holy Roman Empire, when husbands crowned their wives with a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, and a gold wreath on the fiftieth. Later, principally in the twentieth century, commercialism led to the addition of more anniversaries being represented by a named gift."
"Wedding anniversary A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. Traditional names exist for some of them: for instance, fifty years of marriage is called a ""golden wedding anniversary"" or simply a ""golden anniversary"" or ""golden wedding"". The historic origins of wedding anniversaries date back to the Holy Roman Empire, when husbands crowned their wives with a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, and a gold wreath on the fiftieth. Later, principally in the twentieth century, commercialism led to the addition of more anniversaries being represented by a named gift. In the Commonwealth realms, one"
"of Ivory's documentary ""The Sword and the Flute"" in 1959. In May 1961, Merchant and Ivory formed the film production company ""Merchant Ivory Productions"". Merchant and Ivory were long-term life partners. Their professional and romantic partnership lasted 44 years, from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. Their partnership has a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest partnership in independent cinema history. Until Merchant's death in 2005, they produced nearly 40 films, including a number of award winners. Novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was the screenwriter for most of their productions. In 1963, MIP premiered its first"
"in New York City in 1959. In May 1961, Merchant and Ivory formed the film production company Merchant Ivory Productions. Merchant and Ivory were long-term life partners. Their professional and romantic partnership lasted 44 years, from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. Their partnership has a place in the ""Guinness Book of World Records"" for the longest partnership in independent cinema history. Until Merchant's death in 2005, they produced 40 films, including a number of films that received Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards among many others. Ivory directed 17 theatrical films for Merchant Ivory, and novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala"
"milestones. In 2017 the 65th anniversary of the accession of Elizabeth II was widely referred to as her ""sapphire jubilee"" or more specifically as her blue sapphire jubilee (see Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II) but more traditionally the sapphire anniversary is considered to be the 45th. In general usage no precious stone is considered to outrank the diamond. Ancient Greek mythic-cultural cosmology depicted a decline from a golden age to a silver age followed by an Iron Age. The measurement of sales of popular music starts high relative to the wedding anniversary scale, concentrating on gold and platinum (see"
"Ivory was born in Dundee. His wife Jane however died shortly after child birth. He went on to marry Margaret Cook on 16 September 1768. James's second son Thomas who was born on 5 April 1770, followed after his father and became a watchmaker in 1795 in his own right after apprenticing under his father. He later gave up the trade in 1800 to work in publishing until his death in 1825. Thomas in turn named his son James who later become known as Lord Ivory. James Ivory had 3 sons and 2 daughters through his two marriages including his"
"known and sought after. The works of James Ivory carried on the grand style of this tradition up until the end of his life in 1793. James Ivory (watchmaker) James Ivory (1729 – 1793) was a British watchmaker, clockmaker, and engraver. He was briefly followed by his son Thomas Ivory. James Ivory was a very prominent watchmaker and clockmaker in Dundee, Scotland during the mid-to-late 18th century. Born in Liberton, near Edinburgh in 1729, he worked as an apprentice in London, England. There he married Jane Brown on 27 January 1761 at St. Clement Danes Church in London. In late"
"a silver wreath to congratulate them for the good fortune that had prolonged the lives of the couple for so many years. On celebration of the 50th, the wife received a wreath of gold. Over time the number of symbols expanded and the German tradition came to assign gifts that had direct connections with each stage of married life. The symbols have changed over time. For example, in the United Kingdom, diamond was a well known symbol for the 75th anniversary, but this changed to the now more common 60th anniversary after Queen Victoria's 60 years on the throne was"
"years have well-established connections now common to most nations: 5th Wood, 10th Tin, 15th Crystal, 20th China, 25th Silver, 30th Pearl, 35th Jade, 40th Ruby, 45th Sapphire, 50th Gold, 60th Diamond, and 70th Platinum. In English speaking countries the first, wooden, gift was cut on the day of celebration and then presented to the wife as a finished article before the next two quarter days had passed. The modern tradition may have originated in medieval Germany where, if a married couple lived to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding, the wife was presented by her friends and neighbours with"
"When passing ovoos (cairns) on a journey, they are often circumambulated and sweets or the like are sacrificed to have a safe trip. Certain ovoos, especially those on high mountains, are sacrificed to obtain good weather, ward off misfortune, and the like. For a child, the first big celebration is the first haircut, usually at an age between three and five. Birthdays were not celebrated in the past, but today, birthday parties are popular. Wedding ceremonies traditionally include the hand-over of a new yurt (""ger"") to the marrying couple. Deceased relatives were usually put to rest in the open, where"
"Shashti Poorthi Shashti Poorti is a Sanskrit word meaning completion of sixty. Also known also as ""Shashti Abda Poorti"" or ""Ugraratha Santi"" or மணி விழா (mani vizha)) is a Hindu ceremony celebrating the 60th birthday of a male, akin to the renewal of marital vows. Shashti Poorti is celebrated on completion of 60 years of age of the male. This term is derived from Sanskrit in which Shashti means sixty; abda–year; poorthi-completion. It marks completion of half the years of one's lifetime as in Hinduism, 120 years is considered the life span of a human being. The sixtieth year in"
"James Ivory (watchmaker) James Ivory (1729 – 1793) was a British watchmaker, clockmaker, and engraver. He was briefly followed by his son Thomas Ivory. James Ivory was a very prominent watchmaker and clockmaker in Dundee, Scotland during the mid-to-late 18th century. Born in Liberton, near Edinburgh in 1729, he worked as an apprentice in London, England. There he married Jane Brown on 27 January 1761 at St. Clement Danes Church in London. In late 1762 he returned to Scotland to work in Dundee, where he lived until his death in 1793. On 17 February 1765 his first son Sir James"
"50 Years! Of Love? 50 Years! Of Love? is a South African 2008 documentary film. Convinced that marriage is one subject that most people are poorly prepared for by most societies, a filmmaker couple set out around the world to try to obtain an honest look at marriage, beyond clichés such as the honeymoon and ""...happily ever after"". Considering that Golden Anniversaries must be in danger of extinction, they decide to dig deeper into the truths behind marriage by interviewing couples who have been together for 50 years or more. Only then will they decide whether or not to take"
"widely marked as her Diamond Jubilee. The origins of the current gift conventions date to 1937. Before that, only the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries had an associated gift. In 1937, the American National Retail Jeweler Association (now known as Jewelers of America as a result of an organizational merger) introduced an expanded list of gifts. The revamped list gave a gift for each year up to the 25th, and then for every fifth anniversary after that. Lists of wedding anniversary gifts vary by country. The traditional and modern U.S. versions were compiled by librarians"
"for the 50th anniversary, and every fifth anniversary after that. In the United States, a couple can receive a greeting from the President for any wedding anniversary on or after the 50th. Roman Catholics may apply for a Papal blessing through their local diocese for wedding anniversaries of a special nature (25th, 50th, 60th, etc.). The names of some anniversaries provide guidance for appropriate or traditional gifts for the spouses to give each other; if there is a party these can be brought by the guests or influence the theme or decoration. These gifts vary in different countries, but some"
"an anniversary to express gratitude for past success. Generally, larger corporations have the means to stage more elaborate celebrations. An anniversary can advertise a firm's staying power and longevity. A report in the ""New York Times"" explained the marketing logic: Marketers choose variables relating to anniversaries to meet specific promotional objectives. While the length of time celebrated by an anniversary is often divisible by five, such as the 10th, 15th, 25th, 50th, or 80th anniversary, there are no hard and fast rules. For example, Google celebrated its 13th anniversary with a special ""doodle"" for its main search page which showed"
"together, with the experiences of the past as a guide into the future. A wedding ceremony is a story which tells the past, proclaims the present, and blesses the future. Or in the words of Author and Celebrant Wendy Haynes: When it comes down to it, the jewel in the crown is the wedding ceremony... The purpose of the book is to inspire you, to give you ideas so you can shape the ceremony to fit your life and your commitment to each other. Lionel Murphy himself founded the first celebrant organisation on 3 May 1974. He called all the"
"Happy Anniversary (1959 film) Happy Anniversary is a 1959 picture starring David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor. Directed by David Miller, the movie's cast also included Carl Reiner and a young Patty Duke. Duke's next film, ""The Miracle Worker"", would earn her an Academy Award. Chris Walters is a happily married father of two. For his 13th wedding anniversary, he sneaks home with a gift for wife Alice, a diamond brooch, and with a desire to have a romantic interlude. Interruptions ensue. If it isn't their children, Debbie, and Okkie, needing something, it's their maid, Millie, or it's Alice's mother, Lilly,"
"Jubilee A jubilee is a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, or 70th anniversary. Of biblical origins, the term is often now used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of a monarch after a milestone number of years have passed. The Jubilee ( ""yūḇāl"") year (every 50th year) selvakumar (every seventh year) are Biblical commandments concerning ownership of land and slaves. The laws concerning the Sabbatical year are still observed by many religious Jews in the State of Israel, while the Jubilee has not been observed for many centuries. According to the"
"Anniversary (film) Anniversary is a 2015 Hong Kong romance film directed by Patrick Kong. It was released in Hong Kong on December 31, 2015. It is also the tenth year of Alex Fong and Stephy Tang's relationship. While they have filmed Marriage With A Fool, Love Is Not All Around and L for Love, L for Lies together, all four movies have separate storylines, but they both were starred as leading actor and actress, and directed by Patrick Kong. The story follows the 10th anniversary of Bo (Stephy Tang) and Keung (Alex Fong). In the ten years, the couple has"
"the fifth year of the typical 33-year cycle and the remaining leap years occur every four years through the remainder of the 33-year cycle. The system used is more accurate and more complicated, and is based on the time of the March equinox as observed from Tehran. The 33-year period is not completely regular; every so often the 33-year cycle will be broken by a cycle of 29 years. In Ireland and Britain, it is a tradition that women may propose marriage only in leap years. While it has been claimed that the tradition was initiated by Saint Patrick or"
"to as the ""traditional"" list. Generally speaking, the longer the period, the more precious or durable the material associated with it. See wedding anniversary for a general list of the wedding anniversary symbols; however, there are variations in some national traditions. Furthermore, there exist numerous partially overlapping, partially contradictory lists of anniversary gifts (such as wedding stones), separate from the 'traditional' names. The concepts of a person's birthday stone and zodiac stone, by contrast, are fixed for life according to the day of the week, month, or astrological sign corresponding to the recipient's birthday. Anniversary An anniversary is the date"
"Bachelor in 2006, and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2018 Birthday Honours. Brian Ivory Sir Brian Gammell Ivory, CVO, CBE, FRSE, FRSA (born 10 April 1949) is a Scottish business executive, accountant and arts administrator. Ivory graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1975. He became a director of The Highland Distilleries Company in 1978, managing director ten years later, chief executive in 1994 and executive chairman in 1997 (serving until 1999). He has also been executive chairman of Macallan-Glenlivet (1996–99) and"
"couple were married at the stone, but the groom committed an act of adultery on their wedding night. For this act he was cursed by the stone to spend eternity as a horse, never dying, and never able to leave that field. Marriage stone A marriage stone, nuptial stone or lintel stone is usually a stone, rarely wood, lintel carved with the initials, coat of arms, etc. of a newly married couple, usually displaying the date of the marriage. They were very popular until Victorian times, but fell out of general use in the 20th century. Many survive for aesthetic"
"a type of Jubilee (biblical) since it occurs 50 days after the Wave Sheaf Offering during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The meaning of the day has also been compared to the Bride of Christ: “It signifies the completion of the cleansing and preparation of the Bride of Messiah (that's us!) for her wedding day.” Jewish tradition indicates that the Torah was given on Shavuot. It was the acceptance of Torah which bound ancient Israel to God in a marriage contract. “All ancient Israelite marriages required a marriage contract, or covenant document, called a ""Ketuvah"" (Keh-too'-vah). The Torah constitutes the"
"the existing Jacobean house. In addition to work as a builder and architect, Ivory carried on an extensive trade importing timber, with his own yard in Bishopsgate. He also operated the Norwich Theatre, and is recorded as having obtained a licence for his company of actors, the Norwich Company of Comedians, to perform in Norwich in 1768. Ivory died at Norwich on 28 August 1779 and was buried in Norwich Cathedral, where he is commemorated by a wall monument made by his nephew John Ivory. In his will he is described as ‘builder and timber merchant. Ivory married Hannah Lacey"
"with bows and arrows, reflecting the Midrashic statement that the rainbow (the sign of God's promise to never again destroy the earth with a flood; Genesis 9:11–13) was not seen during Bar Yochai's lifetime, as his merit protected the world. In Israel, is a holiday for children and the various youth movements. It is also marked in the Israel Defense Forces as a week of the program (youth brigades) which were established on in 1941 and which bear the emblem of a bow and arrow. is a popular day for weddings among Ashkenazi Jews (Sephardi Jews hold weddings on ,"
"James Ivory (mathematician) James Ivory, FRS FRSE KH LLD (17 February 1765 – 21 September 1842) was a British mathematician. He was creator of Ivory's Theorem. Ivory was born in Dundee, son of James Ivory the renowned watchmaker. The family lived and worked on the High Street in Dundee. He was educated at Dundee Grammar School. In 1779 he entered the University of St Andrews, distinguishing himself especially in mathematics. He then studied theology; but, after two sessions at St Andrews and one at Edinburgh University, he abandoned all idea of the church, and in 1786 he became an assistant-teacher"
"of vows. In 2007, the American city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, planned a wedding vow renewal ceremony for 1,000 couples as a part of its 250th city anniversary celebration. In 2009 Miami University held a renewal ceremony for 1,087 couples, all of whom are alumni of the university. In 2016 Western Michigan University held a ceremony for 1,201 couples. Wedding vow renewal ceremony A wedding vow renewal ceremony is a ceremony in which a married couple renew or reaffirm their wedding vows. The ceremonies have been popular in Italy for decades, and have existed in United States since the 1950s, but"
"has become so popular that some couples use it as an indicator of the lifespan of their marriage, a famous example being a Bavarian politician Gabriele Pauli, who has been divorced twice. She suggests after seven years marriage should end, with the couple required to resay their vows if they wish to continue for another seven years. The seven-year itch The seven-year itch is a psychological term that suggests that happiness in a relationship declines after around year seven of a marriage. The phrase originated as a name for irritating and contagious skin complaints of a long duration. Examples of"
"Sheva Brachot Sheva Brachot () literally ""the seven blessings"" also known as ""birkot nissuin"" (), ""the wedding blessings"" in ""Jewish law"" are blessings that are recited for a bride and her groom as part of ""nissuin"". In Jewish marriages there are two stages: betrothal (""erusin"") and establishing the full marriage (""nissuin""). Historically there was a year between the two events, but in modern marriages, the two are combined as a single wedding ceremony. Though the Sheva Brachot are a stylistically harmonious whole, they are actually a mosaic of interwoven Biblical words, phrases and ideas. It is not certain who composed"
"a year later in France. Martin stated: """"I got married in 1920 and had to go over to France as I couldn't get married here due to my legal status."""" It has to be noted, however, that the legal age for contracting marriage in France at the time was 18 for a boy and 15 for a girl, with the consent of their parents, or 21 without the consent of father and mother. The couple stayed together for 35 years until Iriana reportedly died in 1955, although no death certificate has been uncovered. They reportedly had 17 children, born between"