A tin wedding is what the people call the eighth anniversary of family life. Sparkling tin is a thin and at the same time very durable refractory metal, which due to its properties is very widely used in everyday life. Of course, tin does not differ in particular beauty and high cost, but it is very difficult to do without it. Relations between spouses who have lived together for eight years are similar to this metal - they also passed the test for endurance and strength. Husband and wife have already managed to adapt to each other's peculiarities, acquired common interests and made their home warm and cozy. And the tin with its brilliance reminds us that the warmest and most tender relationship needs to be updated from time to time. Tin wedding has another name - poppy seed. This beautiful flower serves as a symbol of the fact that the feelings between a husband and wife who have been married for 8 years should remain as bright and passionate as at the beginning of the meeting! Therefore, at the festive table, there must be a place for spouses to bake a cake with poppy seeds.
Traditions and customs of tin weddings
If we turn to the folk traditions that the tin wedding is rich in, you can find many very interesting and unusual customs. So, earlier that day it was customary to drink kvass - it was believed that this helps to get rid of all the hardships and troubles that suffices in the daily life of every family. Traditionally, a tin wedding was celebrated noisily and merrily, without ignoring the attention and invitation to the celebration of neighbors, relatives and friends. Those who were not invited to the holiday, organized on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of life together, could easily join him. To do this, they had to dress up in suits of the bride and groom, decorate their fingers with special tin rings and freely go to the festive table. But for this they had to entertain and amuse the guests along with the heroes of the occasion throughout the holiday. Another unusual old custom was that a large bucket of vodka or moonshine was put up outside the gate, and everyone who was invited to the holiday or just passing by could drink a bucket of fiery water for the health and well-being of the “tin young”, and then throw it into the mug next to it from tin a copper coin. And on the night before the eighth wedding anniversary, the couple went to the stable and left a small tin plate on the floor. It was believed that if a horse steps on this plate and leaves an imprint of its horseshoe on it, the marriage will last a very long time! Such a happy plate was taken into the house and stored as a valuable heirloom.
What to give for a tin wedding
Gifts and congratulations on a tin wedding is best to try to link with the theme of the celebration. Spouses can present a variety of tin objects: utensils, household products, household appliances and even sweets (cookies, tea, coffee, wine or whiskey) in tin boxes. You can also give various electrical appliances, sparkling kitchen utensils (not necessarily tin) and everything related to home and comfort. Fans of jokes and pranks can come up with greetings for the wedding with a joke and present tins with canned goods or drinks (you can have as many as 8 pieces - one for each year lived), as well as a “picture” or craft made from beer or cans. Of course, such a gift is appropriate only if you are completely sure that the heroes of the occasion have a good sense of humor and will be able to appreciate such a rally.
It is believed that a tin wedding is an excellent occasion for updating the home environment, for example, for redecorating or overhauling, buying new furniture or household appliances. Thus, the family nest will be filled with comfort and will become even more warm and welcoming. Therefore, gifts may also be associated with planned changes.