Wedding anniversary 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
A Gift of Magic narrated by Casey Holloway. Amanda Raklovits from the "School Library Journal" thought that she "delivers an adequate performance of Duncan's paranormal tale" and that her "youthful voice is appropriate for the main characters' ages, though she has a tendency to over-enunciate at times." In a 1971 review of the novel, Peggy Sullivan from the "School Library Journal" viewed the book positively, stating that "[b]ackground on extrasensory perception is well woven into the story". Mari Ness wrote in a 2014 review for "Tor.com" that the updated novel was a stronger work, stating that "A Gift of Magic" "has a fascinating portrait