We often hear the expression "golden wedding." How many years lived together does it mean? Neither more nor less - 50, or half a century. In the outgoing generations, such family centenarians are still found. But after 40 years, most likely, no one will remember this anniversary. After all, there will simply be no one to celebrate it: today's young people are either in no hurry to marry at all, or do it all later and later. Not to mention the numerous marriages throughout life - how can you manage to live with someone for 50 years? So let's enjoy the tradition, as long as it exists, and rejoice for the real heroes of the family front - those who celebrated or are going to celebrate the anniversary of the golden wedding.
This is a truly significant anniversary, an important event for spouses and their relatives. By this time, many already have not only grandchildren, but also great-grandchildren who want to come to the celebration to personally congratulate his culprits. What to give, how to celebrate, who to invite - all this excites those who organize the event on this occasion.
As the golden wedding is celebrated
How many years - difficult, eventful - have these people lived together! Nobody will ever know, except for the two of them, how much they had to go to mark the golden wedding as a result and the crown of their life. After all, it’s not without reason that 50 years of marriage have been called so. Proven relationships between two people over the years are as expensive as this beautiful precious metal. How is the golden wedding celebrated? How many years have people lived! Hence, it is necessary to celebrate properly!
Usually, our compatriots really do this: they invite a lot of people, order a banquet and walk for 2-3 days. But we must understand that the heroes of the day, although young in soul on this day, but their physical abilities are still subject to age. This must be taken into account, especially if you want to prepare a scenario for the celebration. Basically, it is customary to celebrate this day exclusively with family and the closest relatives who have been around for many years. But it also happens that anniversaries invite former colleagues, colleagues and even classmates. If you have the strength, desire and opportunity, why not throw a feast? After all, this happens only once in a lifetime.
Gifts and Golden Wedding
No matter how many years later the jubilees lived together, there is a tradition of exchanging wedding rings. Spouses should give their unmarried grandchildren, and instead put on new gold rings. So they celebrate the next stage in life.
Even on this day, spouses can “play a new wedding” or get married if they have not done so before. It is customary to give anniversaries, of course, everything that is made of gold or resembles it. Children are supposed to present their parents with especially expensive jewelry or objects made of this metal as a symbol of gratitude for their love and care. Guests can give other items, then you can attach cards with gold stamping to them or put them in boxes of gold paper. Particular attention is paid to the venue of the celebration, it should also contain gold elements of decor or decor. Gifts, if this is an outing celebration, are usually given at the banquet itself. This is how the golden wedding is celebrated. Of course, many years have been lived, but spouses usually say that they flew by like one day. And why? Because there was that very one, the one sent from above, a man.