40 years of marriage: what kind of wedding is it and how is it celebrated?

Each wedding anniversary has a special name, has its own traditions, features of the celebration. This article examines the most interesting traditions of celebrating the 40th anniversary.

When the couple lived together for 40 years, they approached a significant date - a ruby ​​wedding. A beautiful gemstone of red color is the symbol of this holiday. This is the personification of strong love that lasts for many years. Living together for 40 years is spending every day side by side in love, harmony, support and care for each other.

Red has always symbolized ardent love. In terms of its valuable qualities, the ruby ​​is in second place after the diamond, and if the ruby ​​is properly processed, it will acquire incredibly beautiful and graceful outlines and will look like a drop of scarlet blood.

As a ruby ​​requires the right attitude towards itself, so married couples should treat each other with care and understanding. Over the long years of living together, spouses get used to their halves and, so that their life is not overshadowed by any unpleasant moments, it is necessary for both spouses to be able to make concessions, to come to a compromise. Mutual understanding, interaction, trust will allow the family to become a true jewel, and love will constantly be colored with bright colors.

According to custom, a married couple on the fortieth anniversary of the wedding day acquires new wedding rings, and these rings should be with rubies. The rings that the newlyweds exchanged on their wedding day are put in a box, where they are kept until a certain moment. This family heirloom will be presented to one of the grandchildren on the day of the wedding.

According to another tradition, spouses must pick two berries from a cherry tree, where the tails are fastened, and eat cherries without breaking the tails, and drip the seeds. If the life of the spouses was filled with love, then according to legend, after some time two trees with intertwined roots should grow. Another custom originated in the Caucasus. Spouses need to eat pomegranate in half. Each ruby ​​grain eaten should be accompanied by compliments from the spouse to the wife. The spouse also names the worthy qualities of a husband, eating grain by grain. If the pomegranate is eaten and there were no repetitions, then 40 years have been happy and full of love.

Often, the children of heroes of the day have become adults by the day of the significant day and have their own families. The anniversary is a great opportunity for everyone to gather in the bosom of their family.

To celebrate a ruby ​​wedding, you can invite a professional toastmaster with a ready-made script, or you can ask someone from your friends to play the role of the host.

When choosing a script, one must not forget about the peculiarities of the invited guests. Youth contests will not be appropriate for older guests. The solemn congratulatory part should be replaced by competitions and dances. In contests, you can use a quiz about the life of spouses. Questions may be asked here about:

• acquaintance of heroes of the day;
• the age of the children;
• funny cases from family life;
• the place of their marriage, etc.

The holiday can be accompanied by fireworks. This will bring joy to the heroes of the day and all guests. If the volleys are of a red hue, it will be symbolic for the holiday. Golden color will also be appropriate as a wish for wealth and long life.

The unique atmosphere of the celebration can be achieved through the decoration of the hall. Simple rules will help you achieve romance and solemnity of a significant event.

Ruby is a red stone, which means that the room (hall, room) intended for the celebration should be decorated in this particular shade.

You can look for a restaurant with wallpaper of this shade or decorative elements in red.

A golden hue is suitable for red. You can combine the golden tablecloth laid on the table and the red napkins served to the guests. The opposite combination (burgundy or golden tablecloth with red napkins) will also decorate the room for the celebration.

A vase with scarlet roses placed on the table will be a wonderful decoration. This will certainly delight the married couple. It would be appropriate to use twigs with red cherries, rose hips or viburnum. A series of golden ribbons are suitable for decorating a room. Decorations made of balloons, streamers, garlands, bows should also be red.

Table setting for a ruby ​​wedding is distinguished by a variety of red shades, from a white tablecloth with scarlet flowers to dishes with a berry or floral pattern.

Slicing can be made from red meats and fish, salads and main courses can be garnished with red tomatoes and pomegranate seeds.

On the anniversary, it is preferable to use red wine. Its ruby ​​color will brighten the festive table.It is better to treat guests to homemade wine - cherry, raspberry, grape. Thanks to natural ingredients and the quality of the wine, the guests will feel good, which means that a cheerful mood during the holiday will be guaranteed. The presence of red and pink varieties of champagne will also be useful on the festive table.

Of course, at the holiday, the heroes of the day need to have an impeccable look, their clothes should be smart and comfortable.

The presence of ruby ​​accessories in clothes will be appropriate. It can be jewelry. Earrings, bracelet or red shoes are suitable for a lady. A man can wear a tie, cufflinks, a ruby-colored shirt.

Guests can dress to their liking. You can think of suitable accessories for guests in the form of badges, scarlet ribbons in advance. In this case, the photos from the celebration will be interesting and memorable.

The best gifts will be made by spouses for each other. Practical and necessary gifts might be thought of another time. The other half will be delighted with any truly memorable gift.

For this occasion, jewelry is suitable. The spouse can rejoice at the donated ring, earrings, bracelet, pendant, brooch, necklace. The spouse will be surprised by a tie clip, cufflinks, ring or bracelet. Sensual speech, emotionally written postcard will be the perfect end to a presentation from your wife.

According to the name of the holiday, gifts are made with the presence of a precious stone - a ruby. This can be beads, necklaces and similar jewelry. A beautiful box with a ruby ​​or artificial stone will be a good souvenir for this day. For this anniversary, all gifts are presented in ruby ​​color, even bed linen, a vase.

Some, while remaining young at heart, prefer active rest. For such couples, it is appropriate to give something symbolizing activity and desire to live, for example, a trip to the seashore.

The donated items must correspond to the name of the holiday - a ruby ​​wedding. A bouquet of scarlet roses will do. This is not an ordinary present, but an exquisite and magnificent gift for spouses with an odd number of flowers. It is a symbol of respect and love, corresponding to the relationship between spouses. You can give the spouses a composition, but do it not from flowers, but use different sweets, plush toys.

Dishes from plates, spoons to pots and pans with decorative ruby ​​elements will be perfect for this celebration.

You can present the hero of the day with any household appliance. If the shade of the souvenir does not correspond to the color scheme of the holiday, you can pack it in a beautiful ruby-colored box or attach some red trifle to the present.

Having thought over the details in advance, you can make an unusual gift with your own hands. An unusual album may surprise the heroes of the day. To create it, you need a folder that you can make with your own hands using ordinary cardboard. The folder can be decorated with red or burgundy paper pasted over or with a cloth with congratulatory words and a bow. Photos should be placed in chronological order.

We must take into account the fact that the spouses are no longer young people, and behind them they have many years lived together. Now the main thing for them is comfort and tranquility. The gift must meet this desire. It is necessary to take into account the tastes and preferences of the spouses so that the donated thing does not turn out to be useless. An anniversary present should be useful and useful. Things that can be used in everyday life will be appropriate.If acquaintance with a married couple lasted for many years, then there will be no difficulties when choosing a gift. Children can purchase some kind of equipment for their parents. Friends can present a thing that will create comfort in the spouses' home. You can donate:

• dishes;
• e-book;
• stands for hot drinks;
• massage apparatus;
• clothes dryer;
• iron.

The presented item on this solemn day should be memorable. You can book a table in a restaurant, present a certificate for visiting a beauty salon or massage.

In addition to everyday gifts, you can present an item to create a cozy atmosphere in the house:

• a sconce in an apartment will make it easier to read literature;
• a small table can perfectly match the interior;
• a carpet with a beautiful pattern will delight the heroes of the day;
• fan, vacuum cleaner will be useful in the household.

When choosing a gift, you can focus on health, because after having lived forty years together, the heroes of the day have a venerable age.

A gift in the form of a massage chair, orthopedic mattress, water filter will certainly delight a married couple and will last for a long time, bringing tremendous health benefits.

If the spouses have a sense of humor, you can present them with forty small, albeit not very expensive gifts. For example, forty packs of beautiful red napkins will be a wish in the guest house, and forty pairs of socks - a wish for longevity.

Sincere congratulations are an obligatory component of the anniversary. This is why you need to prepare for your speech or toast well in advance.

If it is impossible to visit the holiday, you can pay attention to the heroes of the day by sending a message or an Internet postcard with music, a picture.

Ruby wedding is the birthday of the family, 40 years, lived by the spouses in love and understanding. The wish to live until the golden wedding will be appropriate on this day.

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