What wedding is celebrated after 80 years of marriage?
Unfortunately, marriage has become less significant in our age of consumerism. For the desire to earn or accumulate 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 busy time has become something mundane and familiar. However, there are still people of the old school who still value their loved ones. Probably, this is the last generation that celebrates such great anniversaries as 50 years of marriage, 60, 70 and even 80.
Especially impressive is the date of 80 years from the date of marriage, because this is a whole life. It’s necessary to take an example from such people today, to strive towards such feelings. From the article you can find out the name of such an anniversary, how it is celebrated, and what kind of gifts will be appropriate on such a joyful day.
Symbols and traditions of the date
80 years of living together is a life long figure. This day is called the oak wedding, because only true centenarians, strong in health and spirit are able to live to such a grand date. Oak is a very resistant plant, which is not afraid of storms and hardships, which is why it was chosen to designate this anniversary. Oaks are known, whose age is 300 years or more. Such a strong tree has already experienced many blows of nature, periods of bad weather and sunny days. So the union, which is already 80 years old, stood up to a multitude of everyday troubles and became only stronger.
This anniversary is rare, because the spouses to this date is about a hundred years. Like all rare, this date is shrouded in mystical traditions. For example, it is customary to memorize all the dreams that dream on the eve of this date. They say that dreams on this night are prophetic. The best sign is to see an oak in a dream, and in any manifestation or condition. A strong old tree promises a long life for husband and wife, young means health and happiness in the family of spouses and their loved ones, a broken oak tree or its branch promises many pleasant surprises and gifts, and acorns dream of financial gain.
On this day, decided to plant an oak tree in the yard. In connection with this tradition, there are also interesting signs. For example, if a sapling is taken - this means that the spouses are expected to have many more years of living together, if the sprout shrivels - this is a bad sign, you need to be prepared for trouble. On this day, together with their parents, they can plant oak trees and all their married and married children and grandchildren, these seedlings will become a symbol of the desire for a long life together, will help support the 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 legends, such furniture will fill the house with comfort, and the owners with health, will attract guests to the house and fill it with the roar of voices of close people.
How to celebrate?
The celebration of such a significant anniversary is a very delicate matter. It is necessary to treat it with sensitivity and care, weigh all the pros and cons. The first thing to consider is the state of health of the anniversaries. Only on this basis can we plan a magnificent celebration, a quiet family dinner or a modest congratulation alone.
Do not forget about the mood of "oak newlyweds." Almost certainly they have their own opinion, their own view on what this holiday should be. If anniversaries want a magnificent family celebration, then the closest people - children and grandchildren should take up his organization. It is necessary to ask the spouses what they expect from the holiday, to take into account all their wishes and ideas. In this case, even such a celebration should not bore the elderly, so you should not make it too pompous and protracted.
It’s very original to look like a theatrical act that will show the history of the couple from their childhood or dating to the present time. Absolutely all descendants of a couple (from the smallest to the most adult) can take part in this presentation. Great-grandsons can show episodes from the childhood of oak spouses, grandchildren to depict acquaintance and youth, children - mature years, and the jubilees themselves will be the final part of the performance. It is a little creativity and imagination - and the history of life will become a beautiful performance.
A modest holiday can be arranged in a warm family circle. It would be useful to see family photos, remember some funny moments, family adventures. For such a holiday, you can prepare several collages or a video series from your favorite photos of the anniversary.
The main thing on such an important day is to give the elderly spouses joy, to inspire them to continue their happy life together. Often, this is enough gentle words and attention from loved ones. 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 "oak" anniversaries, most likely, they do not need much - as a rule, old people have everything they need for a comfortable life. On this day, you need to give nice little things that will be enjoyed by the jubilees. According to tradition, these should be things made of oak wood or containing it, but recently this custom has been considered by some to be slightly outdated, therefore they give what they consider necessary, adding some oak trifle to it.
On the day of this anniversary, the heroes of the day will be very pleased to see the results of their life 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 you can order its creation to an experienced designer who will take into account the preferences and tastes of the family. Modern technologies make it possible to print such a designer gift not only on paper, but also on canvas, cloth, dishes, to create lining of furniture or a warm blanket from it.
It has long been the day of the eightieth anniversary of the wedding, it is customary to make the life of the spouses even more comfortable. On such a day give rocking chairs, it is 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 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.
You can find out how to organize a holiday for your parents in such an anniversary year in the following video.
