It is customary to give names to wedding anniversaries. The fortieth anniversary of marriage is celebrated as a ruby wedding. The ruby becomes the symbol of the holiday. Therefore, when decorating a celebration, it is often the red color that is used.
Wedding anniversaries are celebrated by people all over the world. Everywhere has its own traditions. But there are also similarities in the celebrations. For example, it is customary to give names to anniversaries. So the first wedding anniversary is called chintz. The tenth anniversary is sometimes called pewter, and somewhere pink. The twenty-fifth anniversary of living together is a silver wedding.
Not all anniversaries have names. Although sometimes it is customary to mark even "intermediate" dates. For example, a zinc wedding is celebrated at the age of 6, 5; at 12, 5 - nickel wedding; at 37, 5 - aluminum.
Fortieth anniversary
If the spouses have lived together for forty years, then each of them is at least sixty years old, or even more. This is the retirement age. Not only their children became adults, but, perhaps, their grandchildren too. This means that there are many people who will gather with pleasure and congratulate the heroes of the occasion.
The fortieth wedding anniversary has a beautiful name - ruby. Its symbol is the ruby stone. It is not inferior in hardness to diamond. With what, if not with him, to compare a strong conjugal union, which lasts four decades.
Most rubies are bright red in color. This stone is attributed to the fiery element, it personifies love. Indeed, the feelings of the spouses have been tested over the years, and if the spark of love has not died out in forty years, then nothing is scary to him.
It is not far from the fortieth anniversary to the golden anniversary - ten years. Numerous guests, relatives and friends will certainly wish the married couple to reach this date, maintaining health and devotion to each other.
How to celebrate a ruby wedding
Big holidays are not complete without gifts. If desired, the spouses make a gift to themselves. They exchange renewed rings. Since the symbol of the event is a ruby, it is customary to inlay wedding rings with rubies.
An expensive and memorable gift will be earrings, a ring with a ruby for the wife, a tie clip with the same stone for the husband. Of course, these are very expensive things. They are usually given by guests together, having agreed in advance.
But there is an opportunity to present something more democratic. However, preference is given to things in red. It will be up to the guests to decide what it will be, wine glasses or vases made of red glass, bedding or table linen of a suitable shade, or maybe something corresponding to the spouses' hobby.
Flowers - red roses will be a great addition to the gift.
If a lot of guests are expected for the holiday, then the evening is spent in a cafe or restaurant. Care must be taken to ensure that the decoration matches the symbolism of the holiday. But even at home, nothing will prevent you from choosing a snow-white tablecloth and scarlet table napkins, decorating the room with red heart-shaped balls and even red curtains.
However, here you should not overdo it with color and symbolism, so as not to break out of the bounds of good taste. But, ultimately, everything must be done so that the holiday is liked and remembered by the heroes of the day.
