Gaia Anniversary Event Item

Gaia Online's Anniversary is February 8th, which is the date of its creation from the year 2003. During this date, free items are released as Thank You's and a forum is created for Gaians to chat and reminisce. You might run into the Gaian created term Gaiaversary, which is a combination of Gaia + Anniversary. Sometimes the term is used for personally reasons, like when a Gaian uses the day that they registered to the site.

Gaia Anniversary's to date:
 * 2004 - Gaia's 1st Anniversary
 * 2005 - Gaia's 2nd Anniversary
 * 2006 - Gaia's 3rd Anniversary
 * 2007 - Gaia's 4th Anniversary
 * 2008 - Gaia's 5th Anniversary
 * 2009 - Gaia's 6th Anniversary
 * 2010 - Gaia's 7th Anniversary

2004
Gaiaversary 2004 - the 1st


 * Mail from Gambino - A curious letter in a plain envelope postmarked February 19th, 2004. The return address is labeled as ' 'Gambino Mansion.' '


 * GAIA 1st Annual Memorial Photo - How bizarre?! A glamour shot signed, ' 'To my biggest fan. Johnny K. Gambino.' ' This picture was probably sent as a thank you for those who showed up to Gambino's mansion on February 18th, 2004 for the GAIA 1st Annual Celebration. Despite the look on his son Gino's face, Gambino seems to be enjoying himself.


 * G Pin - A gold pin with the letter G emblazened on it.


 * Noise Maka - When blown, this noise maker makes that really annoying sound that you usually hear at a loud party.


 * Paper Party Hat - Celebrate in style with this tacky paper party hat!


 * Gaia Tshirt (XL - Extra Large / M - Medium / S - Small) - A small basic Tshirt with the GAIA logo printed on the front. Shirts like these are commonly given out during promotional events or parties.

2005
Gaiaversary 2005 - the 2nd


 * G Pin - A gold pin with the letter G emblazened on it. Why are these pins being given out at the 2nd Annual GAIA Ball? Could Gambino himself have something to do with this? O_O;


 * V Pin (left half) - A brooch fashioned in the shape of the Von Helson family crest from pure white gold. This is only one half of this precious adornment.


 * V Pin (right half) - A brooch fashioned in the shape of the Von Helson family crest from pure white gold. This is only one half of this precious adornment.


 * Gaia 2nd Anniversary Balloon - A cheap, rubber balloon with a Gaia logo on it.


 * Gaia 2nd Anniversary Party Hat - A cheaply constructed hat made glitzy with Gaia style decoration.

2006
Gaiaversary 2006 - the 3rd


 * G Buckle - Adorning a G buckle has long been a Gambino family tradition. It is a sign of power and truly brings attention to itself in any occasion ... say like an anniversary ball or whatever.


 * G Shades (G Shades Blue / G Shades Pink / G Shades Yellow) - See the new year through the eyes of a true Gaian!

2007
Gaiaversary 2007 - the 4th


 * 4th Anniversary Blue Roman Candle - Nothing accents a celebration better than huge explosions and blue fireballs!


 * 4th Anniversary Red Roman Candle - Nothing accents a celebration better than huge red explosions and fireballs!


 * 4th Anniversary Super Roman Candle - Nothing accents a celebration better than huge red explosions and blue fireballs!

2008
Gaiaversary 2008 - the 5th


 * Kitty Slippers (with Kiki and Coco) - Fuzzy kitty slippers, just as cute as the plushies themselves!

2009
Gaiaversary 2009 - the 6th


 * A commemorative sash given out during the 2009 "Gaia-Versary" to Gaians who have been members since 200#


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2003 Edition


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2004 Edition


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2005 Edition


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2006 Edition


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2007 Edition


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2008 Edition


 * 2009 Gaia Anniversary Sash - 2009 Edition

2010
Gaiaversary 2010 - the 7th


 * Gaia 7th Anniversary Lucky Envelope - Gaia Online is celebrating 7 years of success, with many thanks to the community for its support. Celebrate with this special lucky envelope, and the lovely gift inside!


 * Gaia 7th Anniversary Phee-Chan Slippers - Your fluffy little magical sidekick Phee-chan returns to your feet - literally! Gaia thanks you for 7 wonderful years!!


 * Gaia 7th Anniversary Radio Jack Slippers - Rock on through another year with these sweet Radio-Jack slippers. Gaia thanks you for 7 wonderful years!!

Trivia

 * Gaiaversary 2004/5 Trivia: The G Pin which was originally a 2004 item, was handed out again in 2005 for reasons unknown, it is speculation that it was to counter the V Pin as the "G" symbol represents the Gambino Family. This was the first event item to be re-released, and doing so caused the original owners of the 2004 G Pin to become upset.
 * Gaiaversary 2006 Trivia: Although involvement of the NPCs handing out the items was the highlight of the 3rd Anniversary, the G Shades were not well received.
 * Gaiaversary 2009 Trivia: The most controversial anniversary because when the Gaia Anniversary Sash was first handed out, they were well received, but upon discovering that the Sashes where soulbound to inventories a backlash developed.
 * Some of the notable feedbacks: Not getting the color wanted / Not getting the year wanted (due to re-registering in a different year) / Not being able to collect sashes / That sashes with earlier years would cause elitism / The dislike of soulbinding in general.
 * When some Users protested about not wanting their sash and wanted a choice of trashing it the Developers tacked on the sellback option. Although an alternate solution, this also brought backlash due to the sashes having different sellback prices.
 * The artist of the EI Fremere's Guard, parodied the reaction of the Community by having creating the "Fremere's Elite Party Sash", a rainbow themed sash.
 * What the Developers / Artists intended the sashes to be was a special gift to Gaians, thus the prevention of selling / trading was placed upon it.

It's quite simple!
 * Gaiaversary 2010 Trivia: In the Gaia Thread: Why phee chan?, Juno replied:

Radio Jack = rabbit-like creature

Phee-Chan = rabbit-like creature

7th Anniversary = 7 = lucky number 7 = lucky = rabbits XD

(then again, maybe it's not that simple.. o3o)