13 years of marriage: what kind of wedding is it and how is it celebrated?

The life of a married couple can be different, everyone has good and bad times, but the longer a husband and wife overcome all obstacles together and fight for their happiness, the stronger their union will be in the end. Living together can be marked by a certain period of time. To make 13 years of life a special date, to please each other, spouses should know more about the traditions associated with this memorable moment.

No matter how many people live in marriage, each year will be filled with a mass of unforgettable moments. The content for each couple will be personal, for someone it will bring happiness, for someone sorrow. Spouses with each passing day become closer to each other, recognize new facets of the partner’s personality, which leads to even greater convergence and unity, or the opposite effect.

When people have lived together for 13 years, they are well aware of the value of their relationship, see what they are leading to. No matter how the relationship develops, it can always be established or destroyed, therefore it is so important to be attentive to a partner in the family, to love him, even after many years spent in marriage.

Those spouses who are going to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the wedding should prepare for the event. They should consider how to spend a holiday and where? Who to invite, and most importantly, how to please your soul mate? This milestone allows you to look back, evaluate everything that has been done, think about the years lived, and understand what were the mistakes. Thirteen years of family life is enough for the couple to learn how to cope with any problems together and value each other, as during the first meeting and falling in love.

When preparing for such an event, you should turn to traditions, find out what the 13th wedding is called from the day of marriage, and how it should be noted. This line has several names.

• Lace wedding - which is connected with the analogy of weaving lace, where it takes a lot of effort and time, as well as the ability to make a beautiful canvas with an individual pattern. Marriage is similar to this process, because the couple weaves their own pattern, the result of which can be seen after many years. The more effort was invested, the more beautiful the canvas will turn out, and in case of errors, discord, everything will be reflected in the final result.
• Lily of the valley anniversary - this name means a connection with flowers, which are reborn and grow every year in the same place as a family, going through many problems and worries, still tries to preserve the family hearth and stay together. Over 13 years of life, spouses can lose their former passion, marriage will begin to fade, like a flower. Everything can be corrected if there is a desire, and feelings will rekindle, as a new lily of the valley flower awakens in the spring.

According to tradition, certain ceremonies should be held for the holiday, which will help protect the family from evil forces. To do this, aspen or nettle wreaths have long been hung on a door or gate. An important feature was that the whole family carried out the preparation, mother and daughters wove wreaths, and father and son had to make a broom from the remaining pieces and clean the house with it. In addition to this rite, it was considered necessary to plant a birch near the house where the family lives. The work needed to be done by everyone together, digging, planting, watering the tree. At the end, it was necessary to tie the tape on the trunk and ask for well-being for the whole family.

Those families that honor the traditions of their ancestors, I can hold the whole list of rituals that were done in the old days. There are several ceremonies.

• Plexus of two loving hearts - for the ceremony, you need to take a woolen thread from any clothing and interlace with it the hand of your other half. The husband and wife, therefore, bind themselves to each other, strengthen their love, protect it from the influence of evil forces.
• A procedure to appease a brownie. The need for such a ritual is explained by the fact that this mythical inhabitant of the house is considered to be a representative of the evil side, but if you coax him, he will faithfully serve and become a reliable defender of the house and family.
• The ceremony of laying the lace fabric under the furnace or the warmest place in the room. Modern houses almost completely exclude the presence of a stove, so you can replace it with a battery, fireplace or heater. It is necessary to take care of fire safety in this case. This rite helps to save the family and rid it of any hardships so that the lace that they weave together turns out to be smooth and very beautiful.
• Carrying out general cleaning in the house. Cleaning the house, before celebrating the anniversary, it is worth paying attention to the web. In ancient times, people believed that it, arising from nowhere, is evil. They tried to remove it before the holiday.

Since this is the thirteenth anniversary of the marriage, the gifts should be as special as the date.Slavic, some other peoples consider this number sinister, fear it. That is why any events associated with it are examined intently. Wedding anniversaries should not be the cause of fears and worries, but those who believe in everything mystical should have some traditional rites.

After you can please your soulmate with gifts. These include:

• lily of the valley flowers, which are a symbol of the 13th anniversary, as well as bringing good and positive energy to the house;
• lace products that the wife can do on her own or purchase (these are napkins, tablecloths, curtains, etc.);
• bedding on which the ornament will be added or knitted elements added;
• a good gift for both husband and wife will be knitted practical products necessary for each of the spouses;
• To protect the family from evil spirits, you can present a talisman or keychain made of birch or pine.

If you want to please one of the spouses with not only a symbolic, but also a beautiful gift, you should pick up a ship that will be made of natural pine wood, and the sail is gossip of threads. Such a present will protect the family and mean a long voyage along the waves of married life. Peace and tranquility will always reign in it, and the husband and wife will certainly be together together, even in calm, even in a storm.

When it comes to a gift to her husband, it’s worthwhile to think carefully to find an item that will be not only symbolic, but also needed by a loved one. Needlewomen can not worry, they can always please a loved one with a knitted vest, sweater, cardigan, depending on the tastes of the man. A very nice gift will be a warm bathrobe or slippers, if they are not yet or they are already quite worn out.

A business man can be presented with a beautiful diary that will remind him of his beloved wife. To make this present related to the 13th wedding anniversary, instead of wrapping paper, they make a lace case in which they give the product. It is not difficult to choose what can please a husband for a holiday if the wife is well versed in the hobbies and interests of the second half, it is only important to find a way to add an element of symbolism.

The most suitable gifts for the husband will be:

• a wicker wrap on a chair in a car made of wooden balls or any other material that will please a man;
• fishing net, if the husband likes to spend free time fishing;
• mesh vest with pockets for the husband of the hunter;
• mouse pad with lace pattern, for a spouse working at a computer.

When you have decided on gifts for the stronger sex, you should talk about how to please your wife and what to give her interesting and unforgettable. Every man who loves his wife seeks to please her every day, and even more so during the holidays. Not everyone knows how to do this, especially when it comes to such a symbolic date. No matter how difficult the task may seem, in reality everything is much simpler. Gifts can be different.

• They give a bouquet, it’s best if they are lilies of the valley. The wedding anniversary, which falls in the spring, can not do without a floral surprise, which is originally decorated. In addition to the standard bouquet, you can come up with a whole floral arrangement; a card with the warmest words for your beloved wife can be placed in the flowers. In addition, you can make a basket in which there will be flowers and sweets, which will delight the lady even more.
• If a man wants to keep traditions, but at the same time make his beloved a good gift, then a great option is to purchase lace underwear set. It is worth paying attention to what style a woman prefers. You need to know the color, guess with the size, so that the gift fits and fits perfectly.
• Almost every woman does not think your life without any jewelry. it rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants and other jewelrythat can be a wonderful option for an anniversary gift.Depending on the budget, the tastes of the wife and the possibilities, it is worth choosing exactly the jewelry that the wife will definitely like. In the case of an abundance of options, it is worth giving preference to those products on which there are openwork elements symbolizing the 13th wedding anniversary.
• You can give your spouse lace gloves. If the wife loves such accessories and wears them often, then she will not leave such a gift without attention, he will please her. They will be warm and comfortable.

Celebrating the thirteenth date from the wedding day is not easy, but necessary. You should not be afraid of the number, because it in itself does not carry anything, you just need to organize a holiday at the highest level. A distinctive feature of the holiday will be the presence on it of only close and close friends who sincerely love the couple. It is better to invite sympathetic people who wish a family good. The presence of positive energy at the festival will create the desired effect, the event will turn out well.

The ideas for the holiday can be very diverse, they relate to the design of the room where the event will take place, and outfits of guests, and the menu. If we talk about the room, then it must certainly be bright, and decorative elements should be selected based on tradition. The hall must be issued so that there are:

• delicate tablecloths on tables and beautiful curtains;
• napkins with embossed knitting or openwork edge;
• paper decorations made in soft colors and beautifully designed;
• inscriptions for the holiday date (they should emphasize the solemnity of this event).

The festive table should be clean, tidy, and most importantly, it is necessary to place flowers on it. The spring season allows you to purchase lilies of the valley, which are ideal for such a celebration, and if there is no possibility of buying them, then any flowers of calm and light shades can replace them. It is better to put silver devices and glasses made of crystal on the table. An indispensable attribute of such a feast should be a cake, it is worth thinking about its design in advance. Complex decisions take time to implement.

Spouses themselves must take care of their outfits for this event. All the details of the wardrobe must be carefully selected in order to look solemn and original. You should choose light colors of clothes, with the presence of openwork elements or floral motifs. It is worth paying attention to the jewelry that will be worn on this occasion. They should be made only of silver or pearl. To somehow decorate your hair, you can add a ribbon to them, which will be symbolic and beautiful.

The choice of a wardrobe for a husband is simpler, a white shirt or a light one will suffice. The sleeve may be long or short. You can supplement the outfit with a handkerchief or a decorative element tied by a wife or a gift. The whole festive atmosphere should be subject to a single goal. It is necessary that furniture and decor items are in harmony with each other. Light colors of floral arrangements, room decor, outfits, table setting and dishes should be harmonious with each other. Dishes are served in the form of floral arrangements and decorated with a mesh and curls of mayonnaise.

A beautiful holiday, a good mood, people close to my heart — all this will make it possible to experience an amazing and unforgettable day. It will become the impetus for the couple to live together for as many years as possible and to celebrate a lot of wedding anniversaries in a warm family circle, which will only increase annually.

You will learn how to crochet a lace napkin as a gift for a 13 year wedding in the next video.