Hi Chris,   Actually the idea of Not celebrating anniversaries came to me some years ago after study; reflection and meditation as to the origins of  all celebrations. The human behaviour that we call celebration/worship are constructs to maintain the dualistic system of power of the many by the few. A good example of this is the elaborate national day celebrations of countries like China and N. Korea. The spontaneous celebrations of tribal people prior to language were few and far between if at all. With the advent of language, the concept of duality was born (Those with language and those without).  From language came the idea that people could be controlled from the top down. Civilization has refined that basic model to its present day iteration (Globalization).   One of the many tools of those in power is tradition. All celebrations whether they are of religious or cultural origin stem from the perceived need to worship/honour/respect/owe allegiance to, something. The method of tradition is to use emotion as the fuel for the engine of control. I was interested to observe that in the culture of Thailand, for example, personal celebrations (Birthdays) are for the middle and upper classes. The poor (Mostly farmers) don't celebrate birthdays. They celebrate weddings both traditional and paper as there is money/property or blood lines involved.   So to answer your question, as part of my de-conditioning I am at the point of Not celebrating personal traditions. I have previously stopped celebrating, any religious, political, military, or commercial constructs. Family have accepted my ideas but are free to chose their own path in this matrix :). My efforts in educating my children was to give them the gift of independent thought. My eventual single celebratory behaviour will probably be the celebration of the moment (Now). This is consistent with my need to walk my talk.   Love & peace, Geoff