Jubilee

Jubilee is a year of celebration and forgiveness originally held every 50 years in both Judaism—see Jubilee (Biblical)—and Christianity—see Jubilee (Christian).

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The term Jubilee has been extended to many types of celebration, including anniversaries such as:

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• Silver Jubilees (25 years),
• Golden Jubilees (50 years),
• Diamond Jubilees (60 years) and
• Platinum Jubilees (70 years).

In addition, Jubilee may refer to:

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• The Book of Jubilees, an apocryphal Hebrew text
• The Mobile Bay Jubilee, a natural phenomenon in the Mobile Bay.
• Jubilee (musical), a 1935 theatre musical by Cole Porter.
• Jubilee (novel), a 1966 novel by Margaret Walker.
• Jubilee (1977 film), a 1977 cult film.
• Jubilee (2000 film), a 2000 New Zealand comedy film.
• The Jubilee Line of the London Underground, named after the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
• Jubilee (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
• Jubilee (movement), an international organization dedicated to debt cancellations and poverty reduction, in order to give countries a chance to development.
• Jubilee, a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Judaism: Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. The tenets and history of Judaism are the major part of the foundation of other Abrahamic religions, including Christianity and...

Jubilee (Biblical): The Jubilee (Yovel) year (every 50th year) and the Sabbatical year (every seventh year) are Biblical commandments concerning ownership of land. The laws concerning the Sabbatical year are still observed by many religious Jews in the State of Israel, while the Yovel has not been observed for many ce...

Christianity: Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life, crucifixtion, resurection and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. It is the world's largest religion, with an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, or about one-third of the total worl...

Jubilee related Images and Photos (experimental)

Jubilee II	Jubilee Trail	Whimsy Jubilee I	Jubilee Trail 1954
Floral Jubilee II	The Diamond Jubilee Review of 1897	Jubilee Synagogue in Nove Mesto Prague Czech Republic	America's Cup Jubilee - Shamrock IV
America`s Cup Jubilee	Queen Victoria's Jubilee Garden Party circa 1897	Pope Boniface VIII Proclaims the Jubilee in 1300	Dutch Girl Scouts Parading before the Palace During Wilhelmina's Jubilee