Golden Jubilee

A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.

In Thailand

The Golden Jubilee is a royal ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the accession of the king. The Thai word is "Phraratchapiteekanjanapisek" . The first Golden Jubilee of Thailand was the celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.^[1]

The celebration

King Bhumibol Adulyadej celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996, having acceded to the throne in 1946. (Thailand's longest-reigning monarch). The largest faceted diamond in the world known as the Golden Jubilee Diamond was purchased as a gift for King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the 50th anniversary of his coronation by Thai businessmen.^[2] Currently, the diamond is located in the Royal Thai Palace as part of the crown jewels. In 1996, Mr.Bhunharn Silapaarcha (the president) and the Thai people celebrated the king with the big celebration for 7 days on 8-10th, 12th, 14th and 23rd of June and 7th of November.

The symbol of the Golden Jubilee

The symbol of the Golden Jubilee of King Bhumibol Adulyadej designed by Ms. Wiyada Charoensuk (the winner of design contest).

There are 3 parts on Golden Jubilee designing 1.The king’s throne(center) is a sign of Jakkree dynasty (the dynasty of King Bhumibhol). 2.The white tiered umbrellas of kingship represent sign of constitution of Thailand. 3.The 2 Elephants represent the Thai people.

The Fine Arts Department want this design to 1.Celebrate the King. 2.Help Thai people remember Thai’s tradition. 3.Show that we are proud to be people of our King. 4.Show that we have a long history as a Thai nation.

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.

For Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002, having acceded to the throne in 1952.

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.

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.

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)

In Korea

• Yeongjo of Joseon (1724-1776, Jubilee in 1774)

In other countries

• In Austria-Hungary, emperor Franz Josef celebrated his Golden Jubilee in 1897.
• In Malaysia, Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 15 July 2008 after 50 years reigning the state of Kedah.^[3]
• 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.,^[4] and Maeroa Intermediate in 2004.
• In Detroit, Michigan in the United States, the 1946 Automotive Golden Jubilee was a citywide celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the American automotive industry.^[5]
• Alhaji (Dr.) Ado Bayero The Emir of Kano, Nigeria celebrated his Golden Jubilee on June 2013

See also

• Jubilee
• Silver Jubilee
• Diamond Jubilee
• Platinum Jubilee
• Buckingham Palace Gardens

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