The tradition to celebrate the anniversary of the wedding took root among many couples, so it is their personal holiday, so to say "the date of bonding the union." It is customary to give names to wedding anniversaries, for example, a couple who has been married for 1 year marks a cotton wedding, 5 years old is wooden, 10 years old is a tin wedding, and so on. The names of wedding anniversaries began to be given in Germany, then this tradition took root in England, France and, of course, Russia. The only thing that has changed is some notation of anniversaries, for example in Germany they celebrate an amber wedding (4 years), in the Netherlands silk, in Scandinavian wax weddings, and in Russia the same date is designated as a flax wedding.
This "disagreement in names" has not touched the ruby wedding, which is celebrated by couples who have lived in a lawful marriage for 40 years. All countries unanimously adopted the name Ruby Wedding, and the main symbol of this celebration was the precious stone ruby.
Celebrating the anniversary should be bright and lush, with many guests. The hall and rooms are better to decorate in red tones (ruby color). Decorate the room with red curtains, tablecloths, flowers and air garlands. A festive table can also be made "red": red fish (salmon and sturgeon), red meat (pork, beef), red fruits. Cake, decorated with grains of pomegranate, raspberry or cherry, will not be superfluous.
Gifts for a ruby wedding
At your relatives, friends or parents came the anniversary - Ruby wedding. What to give and how to properly arrange gifts - this question is asked by many guests. There are several traditional gifts that perfectly fit into the concept of the holiday.
- Decoration with rubies . Perhaps, on the day of the 40th anniversary this gift will become the most expected and traditional. The choice of jewelry is quite extensive: rings, earrings, brooches, pendants and bracelets. Ruby not only beautifully complements the decoration, but also helps people to stay healthy and strong for a long time. He saves from depression and neuroses, expels despondency and boredom, helps fight despair. Particularly well this gift is suitable for a ruby wedding to parents.
- Souvenirs with rubies or gems of red shades. Stones can be decorated with vases, paperweights, cigarette cases, caskets and caskets, hairpins, watches, clamps for ties, beautiful writing sets, candlesticks. Exquisitely look handles daggers, pistols and swords, decorated with rubies.
- Wine . It will be an excellent gift for a ruby wedding. Pick up a bottle of red vintage wine, or assemble a set of wines (ideally - 40 bottles). The red color of the wine will repeat the theme of the celebration, but the pleasant taste will please the heroes and guests. It is not necessary to buy imported wines from far abroad, pay attention to wines from Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia. Among them, too, there is a mass of worthy brands.
- Flowers. Pick a bouquet of red flowers. It can consist of roses, tulips, carnations, poppies, gladioli, dahlias and ordinary wildflowers, which you can assemble by yourself. If the hostess likes houseplants, then you can give plants in pots with red leaves or flowers, such as capsicum,
adenium , indoor maple, cyclamen, azalea and others.
In addition to these gift ideas, there are many other alternatives. Proceed from the available means and relations in which you are with the jubilees. If you choose what to give to parents for a ruby wedding, you can consult personally with them, because close family relationships allow you to do this. Perhaps there is something that they have long dreamed of, but were embarrassed to say. An original gift will be a photo album in a red cover, in which you can paste family photos of heroes. You can also order a cake in the original red design with greeting inscriptions.