What to give for 4 years of marriage after the wedding?

The fourth wedding anniversary is a great occasion to get together a cheerful and noisy company and celebrate this celebration. The first years after marriage, the couple try to celebrate each date. What is the name of the fourth and what to give spouses? We will talk about this in our material.

4 years have already passed since the day your wedding took place? So, it's time to celebrate the next anniversary. The 4th anniversary of married life has several names and its own particular customs and traditions.

Since ancient times, this date was called a linen wedding. Linen is a dense and durable fabric. If the first anniversaries had such names as paper, chintz and said that the relationship between the spouses is still very fragile, then a linen wedding is already a certain stage in the married life, which means that the couple worthily passed the first tests, and the marriage became stronger, more reliable.

In addition, from ancient times it was customary to believe that material such as flax represents material well-being and prosperity. Therefore, there is such a belief that spouses who have crossed this line will continue to live happily and well in marriage.

There is another name for the 4-year anniversary of living together. This is a rope wedding. For four years, the couple became for each other a reliable support and support. Their interests, fates, lives intertwined with each other, like a strong rope that can not be broken.

But in Europe this date is called a wax wedding. This name also appeared by chance.It is believed that over the years of marriage, husband and wife have become wiser, softer and more easily adapt to each other.

Celebrating the 4th anniversary of life together, each couple can take any of these names as a basis. Of course, for the most part, modern couples celebrate a linen wedding and try to follow old traditions. For example, in the old days, on the 4th anniversary of the wedding, the wife herself wove linen from linen, and laid it on the table in the morning of the holiday.

Nowadays, you can buy a special linen tablecloth for this anniversary and lay it on the table. Remember that the tablecloth should be large. The shorter it is, the less happiness and joy will be in the family. Also in the old days, spouses gifted each other with linen clothes. Previously, shirts and dresses were embroidered by hand, and each embroidery had its own special meaning.

Like any non-circular date, it is customary to celebrate a 4-year anniversary in the circle of the closest relatives and friends. The festive table is decorated with a linen tablecloth, be sure to cook large round pies and put candles on the table.

A couple who has been married for 4 years on this day must definitely give each other gifts. Spouses must prepare presentations in advance. Gifts should be associated with this anniversary. Previously, a wife and husband presented each other clothes made of linen. This tradition remains relevant to this day.

• Spouse may well arrange romantic evening by candlelight. Such an unexpected surprise will be appreciated by every woman. You can give your wife a gift certificate of a beauty salon, spa or any store.

• In order to keep a symbolic gift as a souvenir, you can present it to your wife a beautiful blouse or sundress sewn from linen fabric. In addition, there are original jewelry on strong strings made of linen and more. As for the holiday bouquet, it is advisable to pack it in a fabric wrapper. You can also add flax flowers to the composition.

• A husband can give a good husband a diary in a fabric cover. Such a gift will be useful and will remain in memory of the anniversary. If you plan to give your spouse a perfume, any technical device, a thermo mug or a useful gadget for work or a car, then be sure to choose a package of linen fabric. It can be a gift bag or a box covered with fabric.

On the 4th anniversary of their life together, friends and relatives may well give symbolic and practical gifts.

• For example, it can be a set of beautiful linen napkins with or without embroidery. It can be a tablecloth complete with napkins. A towel set is also available.
• Linen made of linen is a practical and symbolic gift that spouses will appreciate. If the husband and wife will receive such a present on their anniversary, then on the same night they should lay the linen on a common bed.
• Many family friends traditionally give small curtains of this material on this day. For example, it can be curtains for the kitchen. Now you can find beautiful options made from flax. In addition, now it is quite possible to pick up interesting options for fabric blinds. They look modern and stylish.

• You can also present a set of decorative pillows, a picture made on canvas, or a beautiful tapestry. You can give spouses a pair of Tild dolls, which are made of this fabric. If you want to give some other thing, for example, a decor item, then it is better to choose a linen gift bag as packaging.
• Souvenir shops today offer beautiful fabric panels, wicker home furnishings and other products that are perfect as a presentation for a rope wedding. A set of scented candles or unique handmade candles is quite suitable. Today it is possible to order original wax figures according to a personal sketch.

When children celebrate the 4th anniversary of their life together, parents want to give them something like that, which is necessarily useful on the farm and will remain a memory.

• By tradition, many parents give festive tablecloths, sets of linen, curtains and other household items. The tablecloth must be laid on the festive table.
• Also, children can give a pair of bathrobes. Such a gift will definitely be useful to spouses. And if you even make personalized embroideries on them, then the bathrobes will become unique.
• As a gift, pair t-shirts with interesting inscriptions that spouses can wear at home, or going out into the wild, are quite suitable.

• Parents can give their children a ticket to their vacation home. The couple will definitely be happy with this gift. This is a great reason to take a break from work, life and renew your feelings. A trip for two is a great opportunity to arrange your second honeymoon.
• You can also give children a certificate for a master class related to their hobbies. For example, spouses can go to a master class on painting a picture of some romantic theme. Such paintings will then become a harmonious decoration of the matrimonial bedroom. You can send your children to a lesson in pottery. After class, they will be able to take with them the original mugs or pots for baking.

• As a gift, a certificate for a horse ride for two is quite suitable. And if you also invite a professional photographer, then not only positive impressions, but also wonderful photographs will be remembered. By the way, you can give young family a photo album in a beautiful cover and a certificate for holding a family photo shoot in advance.

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