Unfortunately, marriage has become less significant in our age of consumerism. For the desire to earn or save capital, to have absolutely all the benefits and innovations of advanced technologies, we forget about the feelings of loved ones, neglect them. Divorce in our hectic times has become something mundane and familiar. However, there are still people of the old school who still value their loved ones. This is probably the last generation that celebrates such big anniversaries as 50 years of life together, 60, 70 and even 80.
Particularly impressive is the date of the 80th anniversary of the marriage, because it is a lifetime. Today we need to take an example from such people, we should strive for such feelings. From the article you can find out what the name of such an anniversary is, how it is celebrated, and what gifts will be appropriate on such a joyful day.
Symbols and traditions of the date
80 years of living together is a lifelong figure. Such a day is called an oak wedding, because only true centenarians who are strong in health and spirit are able to live up to such a grand date. Oak is a very persistent plant that is not afraid of storms and tribulations, which is why it was chosen to mark this anniversary. Oaks are known, whose age totals 300 and more years. Such a strong tree has already survived many blows of nature, periods of inclement weather and sunny days. So the union, which is already 80 years old, withstood many everyday troubles and became only stronger.
Such an anniversary is not common, because spouses by this date have already been around a hundred years old. Like everything rare, this date is shrouded in mystical traditions. For example, it is customary to remember all dreams that dream on the eve of this date. They say that dreams are prophetic that night. The best sign is to see an oak in a dream, and in any manifestation or condition.A strong old tree promises a husband and wife a long life, a young one means health and happiness in the family of spouses and their loved ones, a broken oak tree or its branch promise a lot of pleasant surprises and gifts, and acorns dream of financial profit.
On this day, it is customary to plant an oak in the yard. In connection with this tradition, there are also interesting signs. For example, if a sapling starts, this means that spouses are expected for many more years to live together, but if the sprout has dried up, this is a bad sign, you need to be prepared for trouble. On this day, together with parents, oaks and all their married and married children and grandchildren can plant, these seedlings will become a symbol of the desire for a long life together, help to support young spouses and their relationship.
On the day of the oak anniversary, it is important to purchase at least one piece of oak furniture in the house. According to legend, such furniture will fill the house with comfort, and the hosts with health, draw guests into the house and fill it with the buzz of voices of loved ones.
How to celebrate?
Celebrating such a significant anniversary is a very delicate matter. It should be treated with sensitivity and caution, to weigh all the pros and cons. The first thing to consider is the state of health of the anniversaries. Only on this basis can you plan a magnificent celebration, a quiet family dinner or a modest congratulation one by one.
Do not forget about the mood of "oak newlyweds." They almost certainly have their own opinions, their own views on how this holiday should be. If anniversaries want a magnificent family celebration, then the closest people — children and grandchildren — should organize it. It is worth asking the spouses what they expect from the holiday, taking into account all their wishes and ideas. Moreover, even such a celebration should not bore the elderly, so do not make it too pompous and prolonged.
Theatrical action will look very original, which will show the history of the couple from their childhood or acquaintance to the present. Absolutely all descendants of the couple (from the smallest to the most adult) can take part in this performance. Great-grandchildren can show episodes from the childhood of oak spouses, grandchildren depict acquaintance and youth, children - mature years, and the anniversaries themselves will become the final part of the play. A little creativity and imagination - and the story of life will become a beautiful performance.
A modest celebration can be arranged in a warm family circle. It will be useful to see family photos, remember some funny moments, family adventures. For such a holiday, you can prepare several collages or videos from your favorite photos of the heroes of the day.
The main thing on such an important day is to give elderly spouses joy, inspire them to have a happy continuation of their life together. Often, affectionate words and attention from close people are enough for this. We can say with confidence that the best gift on this day will be the love and care of relatives.
What to give?
Given the longevity of the “oak” anniversaries, most likely, they need little - as a rule, old people have everything they need for a comfortable life. On this day, you need to give pleasant little things that will please jubilees. By tradition, this should be things made of oak wood or containing it, but recently this custom is considered by many to be slightly outdated, so they give what they consider necessary by attaching some kind of oak trifle to it.
On the day of this anniversary, anniversaries will be very pleased to see the results of their life's journey. To do this, you can give them a beautiful, branched family tree. You can draw such a tree yourself and decorate it with photographs of family members or order it to be created by an experienced designer who will take into account the preferences and tastes of the family. Modern technologies allow you to print such a designer gift not only on paper, but also on canvas, fabric, utensils, create overlays for furniture or a warm blanket from it.
Since ancient times, on the day of the eightieth wedding anniversary, it is customary to bring spouses even more comfort. Rocking chairs are given on such a day, which is still relevant today. Such a chair will not only give a comfortable rest to older people, but can also make life easier for them if they have diseases of muscle or bone tissue, accompanied by regular pain.
Such gifts as paintings, photos in beautiful frames, souvenirs made of oak wood, any oak furniture and kitchen utensils are also relevant on this day. Choosing a gift, it is important to try to guess whether it will bring pleasure to people who already have everything, because the main thing for them is strong love and family warmth.
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