Jubilee

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

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

Silver Jubilees (25 years)
Golden Jubilees (50 years)
Diamond Jubilees (60 years)
Platinum Jubilees (70 years)

In addition, Jubilee may refer to:

Book of Jubilees, an apocryphal Hebrew text
Jubilee (movement), an international organization dedicated to debt cancellations and poverty reduction
Jubilee Line, a London Underground metro system route
LMS Jubilee Class, a class of steam locomotive
Mobile Bay Jubilee, a natural phenomenon in the U.S. state of Alabama
Jubilee (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Jubilee (Doctor Who audio), audio drama based on the television series
Jubilee (musical), by Cole Porter
Jubilee (album), by Grant Lee Buffalo
Jubilee (1977 film)
Jubilee (2000 film)
Jubilee (novel), by Margaret Walker

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Jubilee (Summer Wine episode), an episode of Last of the Summer Wine.

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