Most families, as a rule, celebrate only the 25th and 50th jubilee of married life - silver and gold weddings. But since ancient times every wedding anniversary, starting from the first co-lived year, has its name and its own special traditions. For example, very few people know what the first anniversary of the wedding is called and what is best to give to this event. Therefore…
The name of the first wedding anniversary
Calotte wedding. This is the name of the first anniversary of family relations. Young people lived together for one year, during which lapping characters, studying habits and views on life. At this time, misunderstandings and petty quarrels are inevitable, relations are still not very strong, thin as chintz. / According to another version, due to the fact that a young couple spends a lot of time in bed during this period, which was previously sewed from chintz. There are certain traditions associated with the celebration of the first anniversary of the wedding. At the festive table, where, as a rule, only the closest people gather, a bottle of champagne is uncorked, which was stored the whole year from the wedding (two bottles of champagne are stored from the wedding - the other is opened at the birth of the first-born).
A more ancient tradition, which has come down today from the depths of centuries, is the knotting of nuns on a kerchief (as a rule, cotton) knots symbolizing the readiness to keep strong family relationships and love for the rest of life. There are also certain traditions and at the expense of what is customary to give on the first anniversary of the wedding.
Gift for the first anniversary of the wedding
The main gift, traditionally, is a cotton dress, which the mother-in-law gives to her young daughter-in-law. Guests can present as a gift related subjects,