4 years of marriage is, of course, not an anniversary. However, this is an important date for spouses. It means another year of living, during which they not only preserved their love, but made their union even stronger. 4 years of marriage - what kind of wedding? Some call it linen, others call it rope. We will tell you how to spend this day.

Preparing a 4th wedding anniversary party

It is not necessary to have a buffet. Still, the date is small. Organize a quiet evening in the company of close friends or relatives. So, you need:

• Holiday concept

A linen wedding is a wonderful occasion to hold an unusual party. Take the rustic style as a base. Display it in your interior - hang flowered curtains, buy wooden spoons. Throw an old blanket on the guest sofa. Place photographs of your couple in wooden frames on the shelves; you can even “age” them in Photoshop. Don't forget to prepare yourself - a linen dress, bast shoes, after all. Notify your friends about the theme - they will also need to prepare an appropriate outfit.

• Snacks

Be sure to cover the table with a linen tablecloth, as was done in ancient times. Place “grandmother’s” dishes - plates with flowers, large wooden bowls, beautiful tableware. If you have a samovar lying around in the cabinets, great. You can put talisman figures on the table if your couple has one. For a home party, simple canapes are suitable. Just don’t decorate them with anything - everything should look simple. On this day, sweet dishes should be present on the festive table. Judging by ancient superstitions, they will attract “sweet life” to the spouses’ home. You can put a composition with candles on the table - it will help create a cozy family atmosphere.

• Entertainment program

Don't forget to prepare a small entertainment program. For example, watch a presentation made up of your family photos with your guests. Or let each of your friends tell a story related to your couple. You can also prepare questions for your significant other in advance, and then compare whether you know everything about each other.

Excellent 4th Anniversary Game – “Confusion”. The spouses close their eyes, and at this time their friends tie them with a rope as tightly as possible. There is a belief - if loved ones do not untie the bonds, they will be together forever.

• Present

During the hectic preparation for the celebration, do not forget about a gift to your loved one. These can be linen items to match anniversaries, necessary gifts, or just interesting little things. For example, you can buy wine glasses for two. They are interconnected, which allows lovers to be as close as possible to each other on a romantic evening.

Customs and superstitions for 4 wedding years

Customs develop over time. From generation to generation, the experience of ancestors is passed on to people so that people can avoid unnecessary mistakes. During the linen wedding, some rules were also followed. Such as:

• Embroider a canvas for my husband

A few months before the anniversary, the wife began to prepare - she embroidered patterns and flowers on linen. It was believed that the more flowers she managed to embroider, the stronger the union would be.

• Sew a linen shirt

A woman sewed a comfortable shirt for her husband and a dress for herself for her holiday. In these clothes one had to greet guests and walk around all day in order to lure material wealth into the house.

• Give a souvenir-talisman

My husband was preparing a talisman for his beloved. It could be a figurine carved from wood or molded from clay. It was tied with twine and placed on the table during the celebration. Later, this souvenir became a family talisman, bringing good luck in love affairs.

• Change bed linen

Before the anniversary, the wife made sure to put new bedding on the bed. It was believed that this ritual helps relationships maintain purity and sincerity.

• Place honey on the table

It was believed that honey and other sweets attract love. Therefore, they were always present in large quantities on the festive table.

• Give your wife a spinning wheel

The groom's father gave his wife a spinning wheel so that she could provide his son with warm clothes. And the guests presented chests, napkins, household items and bouquets of flax.

Believe me, it’s worth celebrating every anniversary. If you don’t like to follow customs, come up with your own vision of your 4-year married life. In addition to preparing for the holiday together, you will subconsciously wait for the next date to come up with something new. This will certainly bring you closer to your loved one.

The wedding day itself and the entire first year are called a green wedding - as a sign of youth, freshness and purity of the newlyweds. In the first year, you can celebrate the date of this event at least every month, and even every week!

The name of the first wedding anniversary is associated with chintz, a lightweight material. On the one hand, chintz symbolizes the fragility of the relationship: the young people are just getting to know each other better. On the other hand, relationships imbued with love are still very easy and simple.

For a chintz wedding, it is customary to give items made of chintz, cotton, and silk. It is convenient for loved ones to give a young couple, for example, a beautiful set of bed linen. Spouses are usually recommended to exchange chintz handkerchiefs on their first wedding anniversary, but if this gift seems banal or impractical to you (for example, you are used to using disposable ones), then you can choose other chintz products.

In the old days, on this day, the “young man” was given a dress made of chintz fabric, and the spouse was given a shirt or trousers, also made of chintz. And, of course, the main ritual gift on this day was a chintz dress presented to the young wife by her mother-in-law.

The two-year wedding anniversary is called a paper wedding. Marital relations during this period are identified with the most fragile material - paper: it easily tears, wrinkles, and burns.

Over two years of family life, the spouses manage to get to know each other quite well. Unpleasant habits are revealed, responsibilities are distributed, and characters are polished. Often at this time the couple has a baby, which means the end of the romantic period when the husband and wife belonged only to each other and enjoyed intimacy. At the same time, this is a period of joy and happiness from new emotions and impressions - they should help overcome possible conflicts.

Guests invited to a paper wedding give all kinds of printed products: books, calendars, photo albums, paintings. Gifts made of plastic and pieces of furniture are also considered acceptable. You can even give money as a gift: they are also paper!

They say that an interesting tradition was associated with this wedding anniversary in Byzantium. For the festive feast, the husband and wife made dolls out of paper. Notes with wishes to the spouse were hidden in these dolls, and the advantages and disadvantages of a loved one were listed. It was believed that after two years of family life, husband and wife got to know each other well enough and could give an objective assessment. Young spouses exchange dolls with guests, which should remain next to them until the end of the holiday. During the feast, the husband and wife each carefully watch their doll, because the husband's friends or the wife's girlfriend can change the notes in the dolls. The substituted notes indicate only the merits of the spouse. If the note is stolen, the thieves demand a symbolic ransom. Towards the end of the celebration, the young couple take out notes from the dolls and read them aloud to the guests. The guests discuss whether the person who wrote them is truthful or whether he exaggerated something. The parents of the heroes of the occasion did not participate in this discussion. After the discussion, each of the guests had to give wise advice to the young spouses.

3 years since the wedding - Leather wedding

Three years of marriage is the first “significant” date for a young family. The 3 year wedding anniversary is called a leather wedding. It is believed that the “paper” difficulties are left behind, and since the husband and wife have not broken off the relationship like paper, it means they have learned to get along with each other and adapt flexibly. After all, skin is a symbol of flexibility.

The importance of the ability to find a compromise in family relationships is emphasized by the gifts that guests bring for the holiday. These can be products made of leather or leatherette: bags, purses, organizers, belts, and for the wealthier - leather clothing or even furniture.

It was no coincidence that the fourth wedding anniversary was called linen, because linen is not chintz, it is much stronger, which means that the relationship between the spouses has become stronger and more reliable. Linen is a symbol of strength and durability.

This anniversary is sometimes also called a wax anniversary, which laid the foundation for the tradition of always placing candles on the table. Well, of course, you should cover the table with a linen tablecloth, and place a linen napkin near each cutlery.

Linen is a symbol of prosperity and security. Linen items last a long time, and therefore gifts given on this day will remain with the spouses for life: tablecloths, bedspreads, and other high-quality home textiles.

The fifth wedding anniversary is the first major family anniversary. Wood is a warm, pliable, cozy and very homely material. In addition, it is also a building material. By five years of marriage, the couple had already managed to build their relationship, furnish their home, and possibly have a child.

Compared to all the previous symbols of wedding anniversaries - chintz, paper, leather and linen, wood is the first solid material, which is also very symbolic. By the age of five, all the main roughness in the relationship is smoothed out and comes to relative stability. Wood is a hard material, but, unfortunately, not eternal. A house built of wood is warm and reliable, but it can also be threatened by fires from family quarrels. It is considered a good omen for spouses to plant a tree on their fifth wedding anniversary. They say that a tree planted on the fifth wedding anniversary will survive all adversity and will be a memory for distant descendants.

If you have not celebrated previous milestones in family life, then a wooden wedding is definitely worth celebrating. It would be a good idea to invite your friends and all the guests present at your wedding. Gifts do not have to be expensive: boxes, carved items, wooden dishes and jewelry, small pieces of furniture.

This is the first “metal” wedding anniversary. But it should be remembered that cast iron, despite its external strength, is the most fragile of all metals, and may well break from a strong blow. In the old days, on this day, the housewife polished cast-iron dishes to a shine and put them on display for passers-by.

It is recommended to give cast iron pots and pans as gifts for a cast iron wedding (in modern conditions, you may have to replace them with Teflon or ceramic ones). You can give a barbecue and skewers: although not cast iron, it is directly related to an open fire.

By the way, in America and Western Europe the 6th wedding anniversary is called the candy anniversary, and in Latvia - the rowan anniversary.

The first partial wedding anniversary is probably due to the fact that the atomic mass of zinc is 65.38. Obviously, the holiday tradition does not have very deep historical roots and is not celebrated by everyone. However, it also has its own meaning: a zinc wedding reminds that a marriage, like galvanized dishes, needs to be polished from time to time. You can give a set of dishes and pots.

The copper wedding is celebrated on the 7th year after the wedding. Copper is a symbol of family strength, beauty and prosperity. This is no longer ferrous metal, cast iron, but valuable. But she is still far from noble or precious.

As for wool, it is a warm material, warming all family members with even and soft warmth. But sometimes it can be prickly, which reminds us of the possible roughness in relationships even at this stage of family life.

In previous years, in honor of the seventh wedding anniversary, the couple exchanged copper coins. Nowadays you can give each other handicrafts as a gift for a copper wedding - a candlestick, a coffee pot, decorative cups, and in honor of a woolen wedding - knitted socks or sweaters. Or, by analogy with copper utensils, you can give the hostess a multicooker or other useful kitchen device as a gift.

Over the course of eight years, everyday life becomes too familiar for the spouses, their relationship turns pale and dull, becoming like a nondescript tin. But the everyday problems that so interfered with the marriage in the first years of life have now subsided. The name of the wedding seems to say that everyday life, which tested the spouses’ strength, became their ally, bringing them closer together over common concerns about home and family. But you shouldn’t go too deep into everyday life so that family life doesn’t become too dull; it needs to be minted from time to time.

For the eighth wedding anniversary, you can give kitchen utensils, household items, or just everything sparkling and similar to tin products - tea, sweets in tin boxes.

A faience wedding is celebrated on the ninth year of married life. The symbolism of the ninth wedding anniversary has two opposing interpretations. According to one version, family relationships become stronger every year, like good tea poured into earthenware cups. According to another version, nine years after the wedding, the family is going through a critical period and is fragile, like earthenware.

For a faience wedding, a tea set or tableware is usually given as a gift. In addition, a faience wedding is a good reason to break a plate for good luck!

The first full wedding anniversary, a round date, is called a pink (according to other sources - tin) wedding. On this day, it is customary to have fun to the fullest, celebrate solemnly, with huge bouquets of roses, and not remember small family troubles and troubles.

Gifts for 10 wedding years should be as beautiful as the relationship between husband and wife that has endured ten years. Even the less popular “tin” name for the tenth wedding anniversary is associated with the flexibility and pliability of tin - that is, with the ability of the spouses to adapt to each other.

Traditionally, the husband gives his wife 11 roses: 10 red as a symbol of love, and 1 white as a symbol of hope for the next decade. Guests who come to congratulate the spouses on their tenth anniversary of marriage also give bouquets of roses. They try to include elements of pink symbolism (color, pattern) in the details of clothing. On the table there is rose wine, tea with rose petals and a cake decorated with roses.

This anniversary speaks for itself, because it is 1+1 - a union of two people - hand in hand, soul in soul. The marriage hardened and became like steel, became strong and elastic. Steel is a beautiful metal, with certain processing it becomes mirror-like, so your union, having been processed by life’s problems, joy, love and time, has become, like steel, mirror-like.

Stainless steel products are presented as a gift: a set of pans, a tray, a coffee pot, etc.

The Nickel wedding is the second “incomplete” wedding anniversary. According to Russian customs, it is celebrated after 12.5 years, since this is exactly halfway to the most important anniversary - 25 years, the silver wedding. For convenience, conception is celebrated six months earlier - at 12 years of age. The symbolism of this wedding anniversary is similar to the tin wedding: the sparkle of nickel indicates the need to refresh the luster of the relationship.

The theme of the 12.5 wedding anniversary gift is obvious - shiny items should be given, for example, dishes or even a mirror.

13th wedding anniversary - Lily of the valley wedding (or lace wedding)

Like lace, which requires great patience from the craftswoman, good, harmonious family relationships are woven over the years with great patience and accuracy.
Lilies of the valley, which give the second name to this wedding anniversary, also contain an equally reverent and tender image.

On the 13th wedding anniversary, it is customary to give gifts made of lace and items knitted from fine wool. It would be ideal for a husband to give his wife a bouquet of lilies of the valley for their 13th wedding anniversary.

Only 14 years after the wedding, folk tradition begins to assign the family the status of a precious stone, and this first stone is agate. A husband can give his wife agate jewelry on her fourteenth marriage anniversary. It is appropriate for guests to present bone products to match the stone.

The name of the fifteenth wedding anniversary indicates the purity and clarity of the relationship between the spouses. On the festive table for the 15th wedding anniversary there is crystal and glassware; participants in the celebration are recommended to wear light-colored clothing.

Gifts for the fifteenth wedding anniversary should be made of glass and crystal - vases, glasses, salad bowls and even Swarovski crystals. Husband and wife exchange crystal glasses. The feast, according to custom, continues until someone deliberately breaks a glass, glass or plate.

16th wedding anniversary - Topaz wedding

Topaz is a transparent gemstone of a blue hue, which is probably why it symbolizes openness, clarity, and mutual understanding. It is customary to celebrate the 16th wedding anniversary within the family circle, with relatives and friends. Any gifts that emphasize the warmth of the hearth and the strength of family ties are appropriate: a blanket or sofa cushions, a service or fondue set, a camera or family photo album, etc.

17th wedding anniversary - Pink wedding

Some sources call the 17th anniversary a pink wedding, and the 10th in this case is a tin wedding. The gift for a pink wedding is obvious - a bouquet of 17 scarlet roses!

By this time, the eldest child often reaches adulthood, and with him the difficulties associated with his growing up end. The purity and freshness of turquoise is reminiscent of the color of the sky on a clear day. They wish the spouses the same calm and cloudless life in the future and give them turquoise jewelry.

19th wedding anniversary - Pomegranate wedding

The red hue of garnet, like the color red in general, symbolizes love. Therefore, it is customary to celebrate 19 wedding years in a scarlet or burgundy dress. Usually the closest friends are invited to visit, and when choosing a gift they stick to reddish shades.

The twentieth wedding anniversary is called a porcelain wedding. After 20 years of marriage, the family union is as beautiful and harmonious as genuine Chinese porcelain, the secret of its production still remains a mystery.

As a gift for a porcelain wedding, it is appropriate to give, of course, a tea set. But ask the hosts if they will be happy with such a gift, because if each of the guests gives a set, this can become a real problem for the anniversary spouses!

21st wedding anniversary - Opal wedding

People believe that opal brings discord and hostility, but according to other sources, it develops intuition, strengthens love and fidelity. In any case, one should hope that over the 21 years of marriage, the husband and wife have become so close to each other that not only a stone, but also more serious reasons are not capable of sowing discord among them.
It is customary to celebrate the 21st wedding anniversary in private. The husband usually presents his wife with a piece of opal jewelry - an amazingly beautiful gemstone.

So you’ve reached your first “Olympic” wedding! Bronze is an expensive and noble metal; to earn it, you need a lot of work to strengthen the family hearth. On the 22nd wedding anniversary, bronze items are given as gifts: figurines, candlesticks, watches, etc.

The 23rd wedding anniversary is usually celebrated in a close family circle. They try to decorate the table in the yellow-green color scheme characteristic of beryl. In warm weather, it is appropriate to move the holiday to nature. Gifts can be simple and inexpensive, symbolizing mutual love.

Satin is a dense, smooth and silky fabric. This is exactly how the relationship between spouses becomes - smooth and strong - after 24 years of marriage.
Since the 24th wedding anniversary precedes a major date - the silver wedding - it is not customary to celebrate it widely. But there is certainly a reason for a family feast.

25 years of married life - SILVER WEDDING

Poems, songs and plays have been written about this wedding anniversary. 25 years later, the name of the wedding anniversary for the first time “reached” the precious metal - silver.
Gifts for a silver wedding do not have to be made of silver, but they usually give something significant and quite expensive. This could be large household appliances, pieces of furniture (which have worn out over the years), or antique watches, figurines, silverware, etc.

The celebration of a silver wedding is accompanied by some special traditions. On this day, husband and wife can exchange silver rings and wear them in addition to their wedding rings throughout the anniversary year. The silver wedding can also be celebrated “officially” - in the wedding palace or registry office where the marriage took place.

Jade is a very durable mineral and is almost impossible to destroy. Likewise, a family that has lived a long life together becomes strong and indestructible.
Spouses can exchange jade items or jewelry. One of the beautiful and touching traditions of the Jade Wedding is the exchange of vows between the spouses. The husband and wife must hold hands and repeat their vows, which they probably made to each other 26 years ago. Repeating these pleasant and meaningful words will obviously not be superfluous, but will only bring the heroes of the occasion even closer together and strengthen their relationship.

Mahogany is a symbol of nobility and strength, wisdom and strong roots. All these qualities are inherent in a family celebrating 27 wedding years.
Gifts, of course, should be made from this noble type of wood: jewelry, boxes, figurines, etc., right down to an elegant table or chair, if you are not limited in finances.

28th wedding anniversary - Nickel wedding

Nickel is a very hard material and is also magnetic, highly polishable and very durable. The relationship between the spouses who celebrate the Nickel wedding should also have these same qualities.

A nickel wedding gift can be related to this metal, but not necessarily. You can give a beautiful bedspread for a double bed, a large bouquet or a cake with an inscription.

Velvet is a symbol of softness and tenderness. Without these qualities, it is difficult to save a marriage, which is well known to spouses celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary.
Velvet symbolizes wealth and luxury, so people often try to celebrate it on a grand scale, for example, in a restaurant. 29th wedding anniversary gifts should be decorated or complemented with velvet. You can present curtains or other velvet textiles, or show your imagination and present earrings on a velvet cushion.

Probably, the name is associated with the years lived together, in which there were difficulties and adversities, and therefore the relationship managed to “tan”, from “green” to “dark”.
A gift can be related to tanning: from sunglasses or a poster with a summer landscape to an invitation to a solarium or a trip to hot countries.

32 years - Copper wedding

Some sources call the 32nd anniversary a copper wedding, although the day of 7 years from the wedding day also has a similar name. You can give gifts made of copper, or limit yourself to a bouquet of flowers and a birthday cake.

33 years old - Stone (strawberry) wedding

The stone symbolizes the unbreakable strength that family ties have gained by the 33rd wedding anniversary. Another name for this date is more playful and makes one think of strawberry cake or pie, which should certainly decorate the holiday table.

Amber is an amazing material that hardens over centuries, transforming from a viscous resin into a precious stone, becoming harder and harder, just like your relationship. On the 34th wedding anniversary, crafts and jewelry made from amber should be presented.

There are many rituals associated with a linen wedding. The wife had to weave linen fabric herself and sew a sheet from it, which was laid on the marriage bed on the anniversary day. The most interesting thing is that the wife wove this fabric only while her husband was affectionate with her and gave her gifts. If the spouse was good, then the sheet turned out to be long and covered the bed completely. If he was not too attentive to his other half, the sheet was short. It was decorated with embroidery, hemstitching, and lace. Such a sheet was valued as a family heirloom and was cherished throughout its life.

In addition, the wife sewed and embroidered a linen shirt for her husband, in which he greeted guests on the fourth wedding anniversary and did not take it off during the entire holiday. And the wife wore a richly embroidered linen sundress on this day. Another ancient ritual is the showering of flax seeds on spouses, which symbolized a strong and long-lasting relationship.

How to mark

Traditionally, a linen wedding is celebrated noisily with friends. Throw a party using firecrackers, garlands, balloons; the holiday should be fun, with entertainment, games, and competitions. You can serve the simplest dishes on the table, just don’t forget to decorate it with the attributes of a linen date - lay out linen napkins or a tablecloth, and place two figurines tied with a linen rope or ribbon in the middle. In the old days, the husband made such figures from flax stalks and they were stored until the next anniversary, after which they were ceremonially burned.

The second name for a four-year wedding anniversary is wax. Therefore, there must be candles in the room. The festive table on this day cannot do without sweet pies, honey and other sweets. They are necessary to attract happiness and good luck.

What to give

As a gift for the fourth wedding anniversary, guests are presented with linen products - tablecloths, towels, napkin sets, bed linen, curtains, tapestries, rope wall decorations. Linen products are very durable and will remind you of good friends for a long time.

According to an ancient custom, on this day you need to give a small dried sheaf or a bouquet of blooming flax. Spouses can give each other clothes made of linen. Beautiful candles, chic candelabras or candlesticks of modern shapes can also be given as a gift. Or you can buy any gift and pack it in a small linen bag.

Sources:

• Congratulations on your linen wedding (4 years)

By four years of marriage, the spouses become one, move to a new stage of the relationship and acquire household utensils. A young family becomes strong, like flax fiber. This is where the name of this wedding anniversary comes from. And flax, as you know, is a symbol of prosperity and stability.

Linen wedding

Linen thread is quite strong, but not yet so strong that it can easily overcome all adversity. It is by this time that the family ceases to be considered young, and a crucial period of increasing well-being and accumulation of wealth begins. Our ancestors called the fourth wedding anniversary a rope or wax anniversary. Rope because by this time the spouses are so attached to each other, as if they were tied with ropes by unknown forces. By this time, young people no longer extol personal relationships, but are increasingly turning to home and family life.

How did you celebrate a linen wedding before?

In ancient times, flaxseed was celebrated on a grand scale no less than the first years of marriage. We carefully prepared for this date. The woman had to hand-sew a sheet from linen, which was used to make the bed on the day of the fourth wedding anniversary. The sheet was decorated with lace elements or embroidery. Then this product was kept with great honor.

Also, the wife had to sew a linen shirt for her husband and present it with respect on the anniversary day. He, in turn, must spend the whole day in the new shirt. The woman wore a linen sundress embroidered with patterns. Some traditions have survived to this day - showering spouses with flax seeds. According to belief, this will bring longevity and strength to the relationship.

What's the best way to celebrate your fourth wedding anniversary?

Since linen symbolizes prosperity in the family, it is better to celebrate a wedding anniversary at home. The main attributes of the holiday should be linen napkins, a tablecloth, curtains or drapes. Spouses should wear linen items in which to greet guests. The decoration of the rooms should include wax candles; they will not just replace electric lighting, but will also create a romantic and cozy atmosphere.

The celebration should be decorated with a bouquet of flax, which is considered the main symbol of this wedding anniversary. Both simple and intricate dishes can be present on the table. Don’t spend a lot of time cooking; it’s better to spend it on an original scenario for the celebration. Even if this is not a round date, the celebration should be remembered by all guests.

What to give for a linen wedding?

It is believed that on the fourth wedding anniversary, newlyweds should be given tablecloths or bed linen. You can present a set of linen napkins, candlesticks, towels or decorative candles. A tapestry would be an excellent gift. For a linen wedding, they also give a bouquet of flax or a field plant in a pot or vase.

A linen wedding is celebrated in the fourth year of marriage. The fabric woven from flax is believed to be very durable and good quality, just like family relationships that have survived to the 4-year date.

Traditions

The spouses still have a lot ahead and, at the same time, already have something to remember. It is not without reason that linen was chosen as the symbol for the fourth wedding date, and not chintz, as in the very first year of family life. This means that the young family overcame the first difficulties, successfully overcoming a three-year crisis, and achieved harmony in family relationships. They have a long and happy family life ahead.

Previously, a linen wedding was called a rope wedding. An interesting custom has long existed: young spouses were tied tightly with ropes. If the spouses could not get out, it was believed that they would spend the rest of their lives together, hand in hand, and their bonds were strong, like strong ropes.

The fourth year symbolizes the accumulation of wealth for the couple. This is due to the fact that in ancient times a fairly large amount of money was given for flax, so not every husband and wife could afford to purchase it.

There was another interesting custom in Rus'. On the happy day of the fourth year of marriage, the wife, early in the morning at sunrise, had to cover her husband with a linen blanket, which she began to weave even before marriage. If the blanket turned out to be large and long, then this promised a long and successful family life, and if the thing turned out to be short, then the husband should think about how much attention and love he gives to his wife.

Later, they stopped weaving blankets, but the tradition of covering the spouse remained. The girl began embroidering a piece of flax from her girlhood. If by the 4th anniversary after the wedding the product was obtained with beautiful large and bright embroidery, then happiness and good luck awaited family life. If the blanket was faded, the spouses should reconsider their relationship in order to save the family.

Present

So, we figured out what the 4th wedding anniversary is called. Let's find out what they give for the holiday.

On this happy little anniversary, the spouses give each other linen products - these can be items of clothing, bedding. Paintings and embroideries that are made on linen canvas. A husband can please his beloved with a bouquet of wildflowers, which contains flax branches.

In the old days, congratulating each other on this date, husband and wife exchanged new pieces of flax. Guests came with sets of new bed linen, towels, tablecloths and bedspreads. By this time, the dowry was worn out, and such gifts were very useful.

You can choose a gift for your loved ones or friends based on the symbolism of the fourth family date. For example, give the couple a set of candles. On this day, it is customary to light paired candles, since the symbol of the 4th wedding anniversary is wax. You can learn about other symbols of the fourth family date from. Perhaps they will help you choose a gift.

Today, when choosing a gift for the 4th wedding anniversary, you don’t have to focus on date symbols. It is enough to buy a piece of linen and wrap any gift or linen ribbon in it, tying it around the box with the gift.

We offer you several ideas for linen gifts that you can make with your own hands:

Celebration

Probably every couple tries to make their family holiday special and memorable. There are a lot of options for spending this day fun and romantic.

A wedding anniversary is a unique opportunity to repeat the celebration again and, of course, relive those delightful feelings again. The second wedding, as a rule, is held for loved ones and exactly as the spouses want years later. At the same time, you can take into account new current concepts for holding weddings and think through the holding of the event, based on your own experience of both the newlyweds and guests at friends’ weddings.

You can order a photo book and have a photo session with a professional photographer - an excellent way to preserve pleasant memories and revive them on cozy evenings. The photo session can be carried out in a certain style with costumes and decorations. Spouses often organize outdoor shootings.

Gathering all your closest people in a cozy restaurant for the anniversary of the start of family life is an equally popular idea. You can decorate the restaurant with photos of them together and have a lot of fun. Celebrating a linen wedding does not imply a large number of guests. The date is celebrated in a small family circle with only close relatives and friends, but quite cheerfully. “Newlyweds” should be sprinkled with flax seeds so that they can live in abundance for all subsequent years.

Often couples have a common dream that they did not have time to realize. A wedding anniversary is a great opportunity to fulfill your plans and give yourself such a gift.

By the way, such a date provides an excellent opportunity to refresh relationships and bring a little extravagance and teenage fun into them. For example, you can drive a car through the city at night. Some may be interested in spontaneously buying plane tickets and immersing themselves in the atmosphere of a foreign city or country, meeting the locals, trying the national cuisine and studying the peculiarities of the culture.

A linen wedding is just the beginning of a long journey of family life full of surprises. Spouses must fill their journey with happiness and meaning in order to celebrate more than one common date.

What to give:

A linen wedding is already the fourth anniversary of the spouses living together in a legal marriage. An anniversary of only 4 years is considered significant for a young family. The relationship has leveled out, the husband and wife have gotten used to living together, are raising a child, and have gradually arranged their life. Such an event is worth celebrating at least together; it would be nice to gather guests for a small family party.

Explanation of the name of the fourth marriage anniversary

It’s not for nothing that the fourth wedding anniversary is called flax. Its symbol is durable, beautiful linen. It is believed that the relationship between spouses after 4 years of marriage is like linen fabric - they are just as strong, durable, and beautiful. In ancient times, linen was expensive, fabrics made from it were valued and were symbols of wealth in the family. Therefore, a linen wedding is considered a certain milestone, a transitional step towards the accumulation of wealth by spouses and the arrangement of everyday life.

Sometimes the 4th wedding anniversary is also called a rope anniversary. This is due to the fact that the destinies of the spouses seem to be intertwined together. The husband and wife feel connected in love, in a strong, strong relationship. In the West, another interesting name for the fourth marriage anniversary has taken root. There, a linen wedding is called a wax wedding. Wax is a very plastic material, soft when heated. It is believed that family relationships after four years are still soft, warm, but already strong.

All these names can be used when composing congratulations and choosing gifts for spouses. Whatever the name of the anniversary, four years is a good reason to celebrate the anniversary and invite friends to a family celebration.

Linen wedding traditions

Like any other anniversary of marriage, a linen wedding has its own ancient traditions and customs. From this day on, the couple will slowly approach the first round anniversary of their marriage. It is worth studying ancient rituals in advance to attract good luck, happiness and peace to the family.

Here are the main traditions for the fourth wedding anniversary:

• Previously, for this anniversary, a wife had to sew a new linen sheet with her own hands and give it to her beloved husband.
• The guests entangled the spouses with a strong long rope, tying knots. If the young couple could not unravel on their own, it was believed that the marriage would be strong and lasting.
• All those invited to the fourth anniversary of marriage had to give the spouses linen products: sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths or embroidered towels with patterns.
• Spouses and guests should dress up in linen sundresses, dresses, and shirts embroidered with patterns.
• They placed as many candles on the table as the number of years they had lived together, and they were sure to light them during the feast.
• The festive table was covered with an elegant linen tablecloth, embroidered with colored patterns along the edges. The guests used them to judge which wife was a craftswoman.
• It was believed that from this day wealth and prosperity would enter the house.

During the anniversary celebration, you can also remember the custom with a rope and test the strength of the marriage. It would be a good idea to decorate the table with a linen tablecloth and place four candles on the table. It is not necessary to give each other a sheet - you can buy a cute linen souvenir.

Gift options for the fourth anniversary of family life

What to give spouses for a linen wedding is a simple question. What an anniversary - these should be the gifts. You can buy souvenirs or things made of linen, wax candles, rope products. How many guests - so many options for gifts for the anniversary of marriage.

You can give your wife linen sheets, a sundress, clothes, and your husband a shirt or trousers. Guests are also not limited in their choice - any fabric store offers a lot of products for spouses. Only 4 years have passed since the wedding, the couple have not yet stocked up on everything they need, so you can safely give them bedding, linen napkins, and tablecloths. All this will be used for many years, recalling the past marriage anniversary.

Here are examples of gifts for a linen wedding from guests:

• a set of linen bed linen decorated with lace inserts;
• embroidered towels, thick tablecloths, curtains, curtains;
• napkins for serving, handkerchiefs decorated with script with the names of the spouses;
• linen clothing for husband and wife from relatives;
• tapestries and canvas paintings with images of nature;
• boxes braided with linen lace.

You can give products made from ropes:

• souvenirs, bags, belts woven using the macrame technique;
• knitted rugs for the hallway;
• products made from threads, laces, twine.

Wax is also a symbol of a linen wedding, so you can give the spouses candles with a candlestick. Moreover, it is better if there are as many of them as there have been years of marriage - four. Souvenir scented candles in the shape of figures, fruits, and houses will also appeal to young people. You can keep them for many years, lighting them every year for a few minutes on your wedding day. Even if 10 or 20 years have passed since the wedding, all memories of gifts will be stored: if not in the closet, then in memory.

Ways to congratulate spouses

It is not enough to just buy a gift and give it to the newlyweds - you need to beautifully congratulate them on their family anniversary. There are several options for wishes; you can congratulate them with poetry, a song, a toast, a skit, give parting words, give advice. It all depends on the degree of intimacy, friendships, and the nature of the guests.

You definitely need to buy a bouquet for your wife and sign a beautiful card. The gift should be wrapped in beautiful paper, decorated with a bow, and a tag with a wish attached. Only by fulfilling all these requirements can you be sure that the congratulations will be remembered by the young people for many years.

A linen wedding is another year of marriage, so it should be celebrated cheerfully, cheerfully, with sparkle, gathering loved ones for the holiday. How many people will come, what gifts they will bring - it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that the family is strong and the marriage is reliable.

What else can we do to make each other happy?