44 years from the date of the wedding: holiday traditions and ideas for congratulations

Every year, spouses begin to value family relationships more, to perceive the date of the beginning of living together, celebrating a significant event in a special way. Many are interested in the name of the 44 anniversary of the wedding day, the existing traditions of the celebration, the design of the festive table, ideas for congratulations, traditional and original gifts.

After 44 years of marriage, celebrate a topaz wedding. Event evidence of the strength of the union. Spouses sum up some of the joint relations. By this time, they had learned how to compromise in different situations and areas of communication. Love, mutual respect and caring for each other increases with each passing year. Storms and passions have already subsided. Loyalty and reliability become integral companions of the family.

It is no coincidence that the symbol of the 44th anniversary of the wedding is the semiprecious stone topaz. Rhombic transparent crystal shimmers in golden, yellowish-brown, pale blue, violet, pink color. The stone is famous for its durability. It retains its properties: does not tarnish, does not crack.

Symbolic meaning carries a comparison of the mineral with the 44th anniversary of the wedding, called the durable and beautiful stone. Full transparency and inviolability of the relationship is reminiscent of crystal and strong topaz. The union of the couple is associated with the purity of the mineral, peace and inner enlightenment.

Now the spouses treat each other's faults more tolerantly. Quarrels, conflicts for a topaz wedding usually weaken and gradually get rid of. There are no secrets, the spouses have no secrets. Husband and wife become one. Harmony and understanding prevail in the family. The couple learned to understand each other perfectly, to forgive, to give warmth and love.

They are kind and friendly to their half. Insults and reproaches left behind. A married couple is filled with a sense of gratitude for the difficult journey passed along.

Topaz wedding does not belong to the anniversary event, but they like to celebrate it due to beautiful traditions and customs.

The clothes of the spouses on this day must contain some topaz element: mineral bows interspersed with a mineral, brooch with a stone. A wife can wear earrings, a pendant or a bracelet with topaz, a husband - a watch or cufflinks with pebbles. Spouses give each other vows that were pronounced at the time of the birth of the family, 44 years ago.

The husband presents his wife with a jewelry with topaz, and she gives her husband a ring or cufflinks with the corresponding stone. Often spouses at the topaz wedding exchange rings.

Tradition has become do farewell to descendants. Often this happens in the form of writing a message, which is placed in a capsule and buried or immured somewhere. It is advisable to organize planting trees. It is believed that while the seedling grows, the marriage will last. The tree is a symbol of a strong and beautiful union. Spreading plant guarantees multiple multiplication of the next generation.

Wedding photo session for two will keep the impression for a long time. You can take pictures in nature: in the open field, in the grove, on the banks of the river, the pond. Photos on the nursery or the gym will look original. Some arrange a photo session in the supermarket on the background of shelves with products. Sometimes they make a photo session of three generations.Often very touching photos are obtained.

44 years of living together is not a round date, so it is not supposed to be pomp, pompousness and a huge number of guests. Invite to the holiday should be the closest friends and relatives. For a topaz wedding in the family, most often there are adult children, grandchildren, some even have great-grandchildren. According to the established tradition, the holiday is organized together with the descendants.

Children and grandchildren should take care of the celebration. Parents withstand too long an event is difficult, so the celebration should be taken seriously. It should be concise, but at the same time saturated with interesting contests, games and various entertainment. Parents should enjoy the celebration, and at the same time not overwork.

A cozy room can be decorated with balloons and ribbons of topaz shades: blue, yellow, purple and pink. Sometimes they prefer one color of topaz and try to decorate the room with accessories of a particular color. Funny posters, photo collages, grandchildren’s drawings, a self-made family newspaper are attached to the walls.

In the warm season, the celebration can be arranged in nature. Barbecues, conversations, active games will allow you to have a great time with close friends and favorite relatives.

Some ideas for congratulations:

• in a poetic form to give a brief description of the life of a married couple;
• to shift the words of some famous song, to tune its plot for family events, to sing in unison to parents;
• portraits of spouses to put in funny robes, for example, to clothe a father in a king's attire, and to make a mother a queen;
• to edit a clip from old videos, on the eve of interviewing potential guests, record their wishes and include them in the clip;
• cut a cardboard box out of cardboard and read with humor greetings from relatives and friends who live in other cities and who have not come to the celebration;
• put in balloons the wishes that spouses draw from a bursting balloon;
• create a family coat of arms.

It doesn’t matter if the guests themselves write congratulatory speeches, poems, or use someone else’s, if only beautiful words come from the heart, they bring warmth and love to the ceremony.

It is a custom to cover a festive table with a soft blue tablecloth. By tradition, put the dishes in blue. Be sure to put on the table vases with pink flowers. To give the originality of the celebration recommend to buy blue or blue roses. You can place them in vases of delicate pink or blue tones.

Napkins, ribbons, bows and other decorations on the table and chairs should be yellowish, purple, blue or pink. If possible, then you need to use cutlery inlaid with small topaz.

It will be very nice for those responsible for the celebration if children and grandchildren bake a cake, a cake, and cook some dishes with their own hands. Salads are desirable to form in the form of hearts. Herring under a fur coat can also be laid out in the shape of a heart.

Step-by-step recipe for one of the recommended salads called "Angel Heart".

• To prepare the salad, grate 4 pieces of boiled potatoes on a fine grater, put them on a heart-shaped dish, cover with a net of mayonnaise, put canned or boiled squids (500 g) on ​​top.
• Then put finely grated boiled eggs (4 pieces) and again covered with mayonnaise.
• Spread roasted sliced ​​champignons (300 g) with finely chopped onion.
• On the layer of mushrooms with onions spread grated hard cheese (100 g), put another layer of mayonnaise and evenly cover with red caviar.
• On the contour of the heart lay out peeled, well-cooked shrimp.
• Salt, pepper and other seasonings at various stages of cooking are added to taste.
• The prepared dish is left for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
• Salad "Angel Heart" is ready.

On this day, it is customary to give gifts associated with topaz. Decor elements for an apartment not only decorate the home, but also bring comfort to the family nest. There is a belief that topaz brings a woman beauty, and a man - prudence, a solid mind.

The heroes of the occasion not only exchange decorations with topaz, but also give surprises to their beloved halves. Over the long years of living together, they have studied the tastes and preferences of their beloveds. A gift can be a rare book, any accessory with topaz, a bouquet of unusual flowers. To order decorate the tea pair with topaz splashes.

Sometimes the spouses present each other blue or pink clothes: the husband gives the dress to the wife, and the spouse gives his wife a shirt. A scarf, a stole, a beautician, a handbag of blue or pink color is a great gift for a spouse. The husband can give his wife a certificate in a beauty salon.

The course of massage will be a great gift for any of the spouses. The wife can hand over a certificate for sport fishing to her beloved man. Dagger inlaid with topaz on the handle - an original gift for her husband. Watch with topaz, stationery can be presented to the business spouse.

Guests on this day traditionally give:

• vases;
• paintings;
• caskets;
• decorative lamps;
• unusual floor lamps;
• mirrors of the original form;
• linens;
• bedspreads, blankets, terry towels;
• curtains.

Friends and relatives can donate household appliances: microwave, electric samovar, kettle, coffee maker or food processor. The technique should be in blue tones. You can present a certificate, then the couple will choose a gift to your taste. Often the couple are presented with a symbolic gift - a crystal with a memorable engraving.

Children can buy parents a plasma TV or home theater. It is advisable for mothers to give a bracelet, earrings, pendant or necklace with topaz, and a father for cufflinks or a money clip with a stone interspersed. Good gifts are various trips to a resort or to a sanatorium, excursion tours in cities and countries, tickets to the theater and cinema.

"Recipe" of the original wedding anniversary cake with your own hands, see below.