36 years of wedding - what's the date and what is presented for it?
Family birthday is the most important event in the life of every person. Celebrating this holiday, you should not be limited to only round dates, because every year of living together is filled with a variety of happy events that require compulsory celebration. 36 years from the date of the wedding - it would seem that the date is not round, and therefore there is no point in celebrating it. Meanwhile, this period has its special meaning.
Date value
In Russia, the date did not receive a name, so many couples borrowed it from American families and called 36 years since the wedding the bone china wedding. The holiday is not devoid of prejudice, many superstitious people try to do without a celebration on this day, fearing to destroy the fragile marital porcelain happiness. This period is indeed considered to be a crisis in the life of the family, the spouses are tired of routine and monotony, however, if the couple reached this date together, then the marriage can be considered strong and durable. Is this not a reason to arrange a holiday?
Bone china is a rare and expensive material, and therefore the family this year should be valued and protected. Mark the date can be quiet in the family. Special traditions and rituals with a date of 36 years are not connected, but it is better to avoid a noisy feast. To forget about boredom and discover new qualities in each other, it is possible to celebrate an anniversary unusually. For example, go on a trip together.
If the date is celebrated at home, then the hostess should take care of the cake and the porcelain service, which must be put on the festive table. A big company does not need to call. You can arrange a romantic evening or invite children.
Close together spouses in this quiet evening viewing of joint photos. Scrolling through the photo album will remind the perpetrators of the celebration of their old feelings and wake up new ones. If there are children and grandchildren at the table, then it is necessary to acquaint them with the story of the first meeting, the first kiss, tell about the wedding itself and the birth of children. Another interesting ritual is forgiveness. Over the years, and especially in the last crisis of the 36th year, resentment has accumulated between the spouses, even secrets and secrets are possible.
During the celebration of the anniversary, you can be cleansed of insults and tell your partner about your experiences, listen to his secrets and claims. The main thing is to know the measure and agree in advance that none of the spouses will sort things out right at the table, otherwise the holiday will end in a quarrel. The husband and wife should simply take note of the statement of the beloved, ask for forgiveness, forgive and continue to live together with a clear conscience and a light heart, leaving all resentment in the past.
What to give a spouse?
Even if the spouses still refused to celebrate the date, to surprise each other with a gift is the most important ritual in family life. Someone likes to give gifts, and someone panics when choosing a surprise for his second half. Use the following recommendations in the search for a gift.
Wife
If we are talking about the average family, then a good gift for the spouse will be a new handbag. Ladies know how quickly this item wears. And even if the spouse does not guess the shape and color, his wife will always be able to choose a dress or accessories for her handbag.
An unusual surprise for a woman will be the organization of a romantic evening on the balcony of the restaurant. True, this option is possible only in the summer.
At any age, ladies are happy to receive a certificate in a beauty salon.Even more original gift will be a certificate for a massage. For so many years, the spouse was tired of running the household, she would gladly give herself into the hands of a professional masseuse. If finances allow, you can buy tickets to her favorite country, donate earrings with diamonds and rubies, buy a fur coat.
Husband
Spouse is better to choose a gift that concerns his hobby. If he is an athlete, then you can buy a sports water bottle, and if you are a fisherman, then a new fishing rod or a comfortable folding chair for fishing will do. A good gift is a bottle of a spouse's favorite hot drink, such as brandy or whiskey. Circles are always relevant, because this thing has a peculiarity to fight.
If you order a mug with the image of a husband or with the logo of his favorite football team, then a man will surely take care of such a gift. However, consider the preferences of the spouse: if he drinks tea exclusively from a huge male mug, then this is exactly what you need to buy. You can make a little joke, for example, make a custom-made t-shirt with the inscription "Ideal husband." If the spouse is a solid business man, then a good present will be cufflinks with agate or a more original stone, for example, onyx.
How to congratulate parents?
A gift to parents for the 36th wedding anniversary should be made from the heart. Spouses must feel that they are surrounded by loving and caring children. Variants of gifts.
- Items for the interior. For parents, you can purchase paintings or tapestries, original candlesticks, scented candles, unusual lamps or porcelain caskets. All these things should not be fanciful, since, recall, 36 years old is a calm family date.
- Porcelain service or set of dishes. To emphasize the importance of bone china wedding, you can give dishes from this material. This kit will remind you of the most important date and will certainly come in handy on the farm.
- The video. You can contact all relatives and ask everyone to video congratulation for parents. It would be nice to find contacts of old friends with whom, for example, contact is not maintained due to the move, as well as relatives with whom the parents had a falling out. Then this holiday will not just remind the spouses of their feelings, but also allow you to remember your forgotten friends and re-start to communicate with loved ones. Each greeting can be added with different special effects.
- Linens. As you know, this kit is not superfluous. The original gift will be bedding with the design "under the Gzhel." But consider the size of the bed, where the parents sleep. There are cases when relatives do not pay attention to this factor and buy one-and-a-half linen under a double blanket.
- Exclusive plates. Porcelain saucers depicting photographs of all family members (children, grandchildren, next of kin) will be a memorable gift for parents. For the manufacture of a set, you can contact any advertising agency. Interesting plates will look harmonious in the kitchen of the parents.
- Stay in a sanatorium. Tickets for rest in a medical sanatorium - what a couple needs, having survived a date of 36 years. In these years, health is already beginning to deteriorate, and therefore a preventive health course will not prevent both spouses. In addition, this trip will allow you to take a break from everyday household chores and enjoy each other’s company.
- Festive salute. You can complete this holiday with beautiful fireworks, and also mark the beginning of a new relationship, because parents crossed the crisis threshold of 36 years of marriage.
- Favorite song. It is possible with the participation of all children and grandchildren to perform a favorite song of the spouses. It could be a composition under which they met or kissed, or it would be a song to which the parents danced their first dance of the newlyweds.
Surprise options for friends
Recall that 36 years should not be celebrated noisily. This is a quiet family party without karaoke songs and vulgar contests.Therefore, a gift to friends whose joint life is 36 years old should be comfortable, calm, memorable and at the same time necessary. Examples of gifts are as follows.
- Tickets for the play. A joint trip to the opera, museum or cinema will be a pleasant surprise for the spouses, because over the years their lives have become too measured, perhaps the spouses have already forgotten what it means to attend an entertainment event together. However, consider the interests of the heroes of the occasion. Perhaps they are not lovers of ballet and opera, and concerts, and then it is better to give a trip to the performance of their favorite artist.
- Photo Frame. It is always a nice gift for which there is a place in any apartment. In addition, you can pre-frame a shared photo of the couple, which you can get from relatives or in social networks.
- Book. It is better to find out the preferences of the spouses. Perhaps he likes detective stories, and she has love stories, then it is better to carefully consider the bookshelves in this family so as not to donate the book already in the house. Choose a tightly bound edition. You should not impose your gift and convince the “newlyweds” that reading is useful if they do not like to read.
- Housekeeper. It is an interesting box or hanger with key hooks. Very useful for the house subject. Allow spouses to keep their belongings in order.
- Lamp. A very necessary thing in the house. You can pick up a desk lamp in a fancy shape - in modern stores they are presented in a wide range. Pleasant emotions will bring a floor lamp to the spouses, which in the evenings will bring a bit of romance to the house.
- Plant It can be a flower that will complement the hostess's floral collection. It is better not to give cacti, as many family people are superstitious and believe that cactus brings misfortune to the house. It is better to give a palm tree, orchid, "money" tree.
Whatever the date, it is important to celebrate the birthday of the family every year. When choosing a gift for spouses on the 36th wedding anniversary, remember that on this date the couple does not need complicated and extreme gifts such as a parachute jump certificate. It should be a memorable and useful thing in everyday life that will not just be used by spouses in the house, but also remind them of the memorable date.
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