A wedding anniversary is a kind of a family's birthday. In the course of history, many beliefs, names and signs have developed that refer to a particular period of life together.
The wedding day is called green. It symbolizes the beginning, youth and freshness of a new family.
1 year - chintz wedding. It is believed that in the first year, young people are just beginning to get to know each other and their relationship is similar to chintz.
2 years - paper wedding. Relationships are beginning to be compared with the already thick enough, but tearing paper.
3 years - leather wedding. During this time, young people must learn to feel each other, as they say, with the skin itself. Since the family did not break off relations like paper, it means they learned to get along with each other.
4 years - linen wedding. Linen is a symbol of durability and strength. Thus, it is believed that the family has successfully laid a solid foundation for living together.
5 years - wooden wedding. This is already a solid anniversary. At this time, they say that the husband must have time to grow a tree from which further family life will be built. However, the happiness of spouses is still very much afraid of fires (quarrels), which can completely destroy the relationship. This anniversary is celebrated on a grand scale. Guests do not have to give expensive gifts. The main thing is to visit the spouses.
Anniversaries over five years
6 years old - cast iron wedding. At this time, the first metal appears, which symbolizes the strength of relationships. However, it will take a long time for an ordinary piece of iron to turn into a real jewel.
7 years - copper wedding. It is believed that at this time the spouses can no longer break off the relationship. They only need to melt and adjust the existing ones.
8 years old - tin wedding. This period is considered to be the beginning of updates. Spouses need to be presented with new, sparkling and shiny things.
9 years old - faience wedding. It is believed that this is a dangerous period in the life of a family, when relationships are very fragile.
10th Anniversary - Tin Wedding. This date should be celebrated on a grand scale, because this is the first round date of the family. You need to invite all the guests that were at the first wedding. Guests need to give truly beautiful gifts that you can put at home or carry with you. The husband must give his wife 10 roses: 1 white, as a symbol of hope and 10 red, as a symbol of love. At the same time, all guests need to give the spouses at least one flower.
Anniversaries over ten years
15 years - glass wedding. The clarity and transparency of the glass symbolizes the clarity and openness of the relationship between spouses. Crystal dishes must be present on the festive table. Guests should come in something light. For this anniversary, you can give everything that is made of crystal: glasses, vases, salad bowls, and so on. The feast must be continued until the husband breaks the glass.
20 years - a porcelain wedding. It is believed that the dishes presented for the first wedding have already broken and it is high time to give a new one.
25th Anniversary - Silver Wedding. This year the family gets to the precious metal for the first time and before the first "famous" date. Guests are required to give gifts of silver. It doesn't matter if it is cutlery or precious jewelry. On this day, the couple can exchange silver rings and wear them along with the main wedding bands. This ritual shows that the bond between the spouses has become twice as strong as it was before.
30 years - a pearl wedding. Pearls symbolize the beauty and perfection of family ties.
35 years old - coral wedding. Corals speak of the health and longevity of a married couple.
40th Anniversary - Ruby Wedding. On this anniversary, they say that no more trials can destroy a family.
45th Anniversary - Sapphire Wedding. It is believed that sapphire is able to relieve a family of ailments and give truly good health.
50th Anniversary - Golden Wedding. The most significant anniversary. On this anniversary, the spouses need to give each other new wedding rings. At the same time, the old are passed on to unmarried grandchildren or other relatives. A repeated wedding ceremony on this day can be held again in the registry office.
Anniversaries over fifty years
60th Anniversary - Diamond Wedding. They say that there is nothing stronger than family relationships.
70 years - a blessed wedding. We need to look back and understand that love sent by fate is the highest grace.
80 years - an oak wedding. The couple gained the wisdom and strength of the great tree.
100th Anniversary - Red Wedding. This name was given by the Agayevs - the only spouses who managed to live up to the significant date.
