It is known that for some dates that occur in the life of any couple, the name is missing. Wedding anniversaries are usually not celebrated on 41, 16, 66, 32, 67, 33, 28 years from the moment of marriage. What is the reason for this is not known for certain. It's just that in ancient sources there are no names and traditions associated with any events on these dates.
First wedding anniversary, what is it? Some believe that green ("zero", up to a year of marriage), others - chintz (1 year). Zero anniversary this name is attributed to the freshness of the relationship that has just arisen. Sittsa is called a celebration after one year due to the fact that this material is the most fragile, and at the beginning of a married life, relationships are tested for strength.
Each period of life together has a special name. Wedding anniversaries that occur in subsequent years of marriage are called paper (2 years), leather (three years). In the fourth year, linen is celebrated, and in the fifth, a wooden wedding. Since the average marriage period in Russia is 4.5 years, it is possible that information about these traditions may be of interest to the reader. It is believed that identification with paper in the second year emphasizes the fragility of the existing relationship. Moreover, before the invention of contraception, it was during this period that children usually appeared in the family, which added to the hassle.
If the newlyweds have reached the third year of life, then for the holiday they receive some leather products as a symbol of flexibility and a certain strength of the family. But by the fourth year of coexistence it is already better to make some kind of joint serious acquisitions so as not to deceive the expectations of a linen wedding (linen in Russia is a symbol of comfort and prosperity).
What can this or that name tell us about? Wedding anniversaries that are celebrated by spouses for the fifth year ("wooden") testify to the solidity of the cell of society - solid as a wooden house, which, however, can still be destroyed by quarrels (fires). If people come to live together before this date, then it is good for them to plant a tree, which in the future will remind of the first years of their family.
Further events have a somewhat “metallic” shade: they celebrate a cast-iron, copper and tin wedding. Cast iron is a metal that does not rust well, but can still crack due to a strong blow. But copper is a durable material, covered with a noble coating over the years.
What is the hidden meaning of the name? Wedding anniversaries with names coined once by the people are justified in some modern psychological studies. For example, it is believed that after eight years of marriage, people can either part, or find new shades in life together. Maybe that's why a tin wedding is celebrated during this period , because the new tin coating is actively shining.
In the future, happy (and not so) spouses celebrate agate, glass, porcelain, turquoise and other wedding anniversaries. Names, congratulations are set for each celebration specifically. People who have lived together for eight decades are worthy of respect. For example, Americans Anne and John Beetar, who celebrated the oak wedding, received special prizes from an organization that keeps records of strong families. Over eighty years, they had five children and more than thirty grandchildren and great-grandchildren.