Jubilee
Encyclopedia
Anniversaries and celebrations
- Jubilee (Ancient Egyptian), Royal Jubilee years are depicted in Egyptian history
- Jubilee (biblical)Jubilee (Biblical)The Jubilee year is the year at the end of seven cycles of Sabbatical years , and according to Biblical regulations had a special impact on the ownership and management of land in the territory of the kingdoms of Israel and of Judah; there is some debate whether it was the 49th year The Jubilee...
, the Jubilee year specified in the Torah - Jubilee (Christianity), a special year for the remission of sins and universal pardon
- Great JubileeGreat JubileeThe Great Jubilee in 2000 was a major event in the Roman Catholic Church, held from December 24, 1999 to January 6, 2001. Like other previous Jubilee years, it was a celebration of the mercy of God and forgiveness of sins...
in the year 2000 - Silver JubileeSilver JubileeA Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...
, a celebration of a 25th anniversary (especially the reign of a monarch)
- Golden JubileeGolden JubileeA Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
, a celebration of a 50th anniversary - Diamond JubileeDiamond JubileeA Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary in the case of a person or a 75th anniversary in the case of an event.- Thailand :...
, a celebration of a 60th anniversary - Platinum JubileePlatinum JubileeA Platinum Jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary:* 70th in Commonwealth realms usage. For example, on 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II could celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and rest of the Commonwealth realms. She would...
, a celebration of a 70th or 75th anniversary - Heb Sed, a similar festival in ancient Egypt, marking the 30th year of a pharaoh's reign (and every few years thereafter)
Film
- Jubilee (1977 film)Jubilee (1977 film)Jubilee is a 1977 cult film directed by Derek Jarman. It stars Jenny Runacre, Ian Charleson, and a host of punk rockers. The title refers to the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1977.-Plot:...
, a cult film directed by Derek Jarman
- Jubilee (2000 film), a comedy film directed by Michael HurstMichael HurstMichael Eric Hurst, ONZM is a New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television. He is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programs Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess...
Literature
- Jubilee (novel)Jubilee (novel)Jubilee is a historical novel written by Margaret Walker, which focuses on the story of a biracial slave during the American Civil War...
, by Margaret Walker - Jubilee (comics)Jubilee (comics)Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men.A mutant, Jubilee had the superhuman power to generate "fireworks" of explosive plasma. A teenage "mall rat," she was the X-Men's youngest member in the early 1990s, often playing sidekick to...
, a Marvel Comics character - Jubilee (collection), a collection of short stories by Jack Dann
Albums
- Jubilee (Grant Lee Buffalo album), a 1998 album by Grant Lee Buffalo
- Jubilee (Sex Pistols album)Jubilee (Sex Pistols album)Jubilee is a Sex Pistols singles compilation issued in 2002 to celebrate the Sex Pistols' 25th anniversary Jubilee ....
, a 2002 compilation album by the Sex Pistols - Jubilee (Versailles album)Jubilee (Versailles album)Jubilee is the major label debut album by Versailles, but is actually their second full-length release. Released on January 20, 2010, it's their last to feature all five original members, due to Jasmine You's death while recording it, bass parts are provided by both Jasmine You and Hizaki...
, a 2010 album by Versailles - Jubilee, a 1970 album by folk singer Glenn YarbroughGlenn YarbroughGlenn Yarbrough is an American folk singer. He was the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963, and had a prolific solo career, recording on various labels.-Biography:...
Songs
- "Jubilee" (song)Jubilee (song)"Jubilee" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, and released as a download single from Smith's 2004 album Trampin.- External links :* at official website...
, a 2004 song by Patti Smith - "Jubilee", a 1928 jazz song by Willard RobisonWillard RobisonWillard Robison was an American composer of popular song. Born in Shelbina, Missouri, his songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana. Their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael...
- "Jubilee", the working title of the Paul McCartney song "Junk"Junk (song)"Junk" is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1968 while The Beatles were in India. It was originally under consideration for The Beatles . It was passed over for that LP, as it was for Abbey Road. It was eventually released on McCartney's debut solo album McCartney in 1970...
- "Jubilee", a song on the 10,000 Maniacs 1989 album Blind Man's ZooBlind Man's ZooBlind Man's Zoo 10,000 Maniacs' fourth album, released in 1989. The LP version of the album was pressed on high quality audiophile vinyl.-Track listing:All songs written by Natalie Merchant except as noted.Side one#"Eat for Two" – 3:26...
- "Jubilee", a song from Mary Chapin Carpenter's album Stones in the RoadStones in the Road-Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Kenny Aronoff – drums*Paul Brady – tin whistles, background vocals*J. T. Brown – fretless bass, bass guitar*Mary Chapin Carpenter – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar*Jon Carroll – piano, accordion...
- "Jubilee", a song performed by Alison Krauss in a documentary film about the Paper Clips ProjectPaper Clips ProjectThe Paper Clips Project is a project by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee city of Whitwell who created a monument for the Holocaust victims in Nazi Germany. It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project and evolved into one gaining worldwide attention. At last count,...
- "Jubilee", a song on Blur's 1994 album ParklifeParklifeParklife is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released in April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album Modern Life Is Rubbish , Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: "Girls & Boys", "End of a...
- "Seal Jubilee", a song from Fur and GoldFur and GoldFur and Gold is the debut album by English solo artist Bat for Lashes, released in 2006. It was released to critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone with the addition of a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "I'm on Fire"...
, the debut album by solo English musician Bat For Lashes - "Jubilee" (song)Jubilee (song)"Jubilee" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, and released as a download single from Smith's 2004 album Trampin.- External links :* at official website...
, a 2004 song by Spyro Gyra
Radio
- Jubilee (audio drama), based on the British television series Doctor Who
Theatre
- Jubilee (musical)Jubilee (musical)Jubilee is a musical comedy with a book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It premiered on Broadway in 1935 to rapturous reviews. Inspired by the recent silver jubilee of King George V of Great Britain, the story is of the royal family of a fictional European country...
, a 1935 stage musical by Cole Porter and Moss Hart - Jubilee!Jubilee!Jubilee! is a long-running Las Vegas Strip-based burlesque show. It opened in August 1981 and was originally produced by Donn Arden. As of 2006, this resident show at Bally's Las Vegas is the longest-running production show in Las Vegas. The Jubilee! showgirls are an icon of old Vegas. The show...
, a long-running Las Vegas burlesque show - Jubilee (play), a 2001 play by Peter BarnesPeter BarnesPeter Barnes was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His most famous work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination....
Other
- Jubilee 2000Jubilee 2000Jubilee 2000 was an international coalition movement in over 40 countries that called for cancellation of third world debt by the year 2000. This movement coincided with the Great Jubilee, the celebration of the year 2000 in the Catholic Church...
, an international organization dedicated to debt cancellation and poverty reduction - Jubilee, collective name of the Boeing 777Boeing 777The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from , depending on model...
fleet owned by Singapore AirlinesSingapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets... - Operation Jubilee, the allied raid on Dieppe in WW-2 (1942)
- Mobile Bay jubileeMobile Bay jubileeJubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama's Gulf Coast. During a jubilee many species of crab and shrimp, as well as flounder, eels, and other demersal fish will leave deeper waters and swarm—in...
, a regularly occurring natural underwater phenomenon - Jubilee lineJubilee LineThe Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground , in the United Kingdom. It was built in two major sections—initially to Charing Cross, in central London, and later extended, in 1999, to Stratford, in east London. The later stations are larger and have special safety features, both aspects...
, a branch of the London Underground railway
See also
- JubileesJubileesThe Book of Jubilees , sometimes called Lesser Genesis , is an ancient Jewish religious work, considered one of the pseudepigrapha by Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Churches...
, an ancient Jewish religious text - The JubileesThe Jubilees-The band:The band formed in January 2004 in the Lincolnshire market town of Sleaford, named after the Jubilee Rooms which was one of the rooms in their local village hall....
, an English rock band from Lincolnshire - Jubilee Auditorium (disambiguation), the name of two facilities in Alberta, Canada