The eighteenth Wedding Anniversary gift is symbolised by Cat's Eye and
its association with the cat. The cat, for some ancient civilisations, represented the wisdom of appreciating the good things of
life. The modern gift associated with this anniversary is the
Garnet.
A city noted for this
gemstone is Prague which is also a tourist's delight filled as it is with
gothic architecture which figures widely in romantic literature.
Gifts
associated with this anniversary is jewellery or statues of a cat.
The
gemstone for which it stands is the opal. In
Turkey it was believed that Opal came direct from heaven in a flash of
lightning. It is said to lose its lustre when worn by one who is
unfaithful to the giver. Often considered unlucky unless set in silver
which is also, along with Opal, a moon stone
