Anniversary wedding is a significant event in the life of every family. However, the attitude to the celebration of different dates is individual. In some families, only anniversaries are celebrated, in others - every anniversary. Nevertheless, not everyone knows how to correctly name all the solemn dates.
The first anniversary of family life is a chintz wedding. In the old days, chintz was appreciated for its subtlety and lightness, at the same time it was considered an everyday and inexpensive material. So the young family has not yet gained strength, but romance in relationships has already begun to be supplanted by everyday life.
2 years after the wedding, a paper wedding is celebrated. The union is still considered not too strong, and family relationships are compared to easily tearing paper. Traditionally, spouses should write declarations of love to each other on a beautiful postcard or colorful lettering paper.
Three years of marriage is a leather wedding. A family that has successfully overcome the "paper" period is considered to be quite strong. Husband and wife feel each other with their skin.
Four years - linen or rope wedding. Sometimes on the day of its celebration, a married couple was seated on adjacent chairs and tightly tied. If they could not extricate themselves, their union was considered strong and lasting.
The first (5-year) anniversary of married life is called a wooden wedding. It is recommended to plant a tree in her honor, which was considered a symbol of a strong family hearth. As a rule, by this time the family had acquired their own house and furniture, and the child was already growing up in it.
Six years - a cast-iron wedding. The family union is already acquiring the strength of metal. However, cast iron is quite fragile and can be destroyed by a strong blow. But the next date is celebrated six months later and is called zinc.
Seven years is a copper wedding. Copper is already quite valuable, but not yet noble or precious metal. Previously, on this anniversary, the spouses had to exchange copper coins, which were considered a symbol of wealth and prosperity.
Eight years anniversary of family life - a tin wedding. It marks the renewal of family relationships, which have become strong and persistent like tin.
Nine years old - faience wedding. At the same time, faience can be associated with both a successful union and the beginning of a rather fragile period in marital relations.
The tenth anniversary of family life is a pink or pewter wedding. To celebrate this anniversary, they try to invite the same guests who were present at the wedding day. On this day, the husband should present his wife with 11 roses: 10 red - as a sign of love and 1 white - in the hope of the next 10 happy years.
Eleven years old - a steel wedding. It is believed that the family union has already acquired the strength of steel. But it is customary to celebrate the next date only after a year and a half. It is called a nickel wedding.
Despite the fact that the number 13 is considered unlucky, the 13th anniversary of living together is associated with love and harmony in a relationship. No wonder it has a beautiful and romantic name - lily of the valley or lace wedding.
Beginning with 14 years of marriage, some anniversaries are given the name of a gemstone. The first of the "precious" dates is the agate wedding.
Fifteen years of family life - a glass wedding. At this time, the relationship between spouses becomes clear and transparent like glass. Equally clean and beautiful is the 18th anniversary - the turquoise wedding.
20th anniversary of the family - porcelain wedding. A happy union at this time is as beautiful, harmonious and mysterious as real Chinese porcelain. This is followed by opal (21 years old), bronze (22 years old), beryl (23 years old) and satin (24 years old) weddings.
One of the most solemn dates in family life is the silver wedding - the 25th anniversary. For her, the spouses traditionally exchange silver rings, which during the next year can be worn as an addition to wedding rings.
Between the silver wedding and the 30th anniversary of family life, there are jade weddings (26 years old), mahogany weddings (27 years old), nickel (28 years old) and velvet (29 years old) weddings.
If the spouses have lived together for 30 years, their union has already become a real treasure. Therefore, at this time they celebrate a pearl wedding. Following it are celebrated dark (31 years old), copper (32 years old), stone (33 years old), amber (34 years old), coral (35 years old), muslin (37 years old), aluminum (37, 5 years old), mercury (38 years old) and crepe (39 years old) weddings.
The 40th anniversary of family life is called the ruby wedding. Ruby red is a symbol of love and fire. Ruby is one of the most durable stones, and nothing can destroy such a long union.
Especially important is the golden jubilee - the 50th anniversary of marriage. The husband and wife, who have managed to preserve their family hearth for so many years, exchange new wedding rings, and give the old ones to their grandchildren.
The golden wedding is preceded by topaz (44 years old), sapphire (45 years old), lavender (46 years old), cashmere (47 years old), amethyst (48 years old) and cedar (49 years old).
The next, 55th anniversary, is called the emerald wedding. It is followed by several more remarkable dates. 60 years of marriage is a platinum or diamond wedding, 65 years is an iron wedding, and 67.5 years is a stone wedding. The 70th anniversary of marriage is a blessed wedding, the 75th anniversary is the crown, the 80th anniversary is an oak wedding.
A centenary of living together is a red wedding. True, only one family had a chance to celebrate such an anniversary - the Ageevs, long-livers.
