The difficulties of the first years of marriage subsided. Two people have become accustomed to each other in everyday life, having had the status of husband and wife for 9 years. The happy day of the 9th wedding anniversary is coming. It is called earthenware. It is not for nothing that this fragile material personifies this date. It is considered a turning point and the most difficult in a marriage. Spouses who successfully survive this milestone gain understanding, support, and a new level of love in their future lives. How to celebrate this date and what to give to spouses?
Traditions
It is already known that the longer a husband and wife live together, the stronger the material that characterizes their wedding anniversary. On the 8th anniversary of their marriage, they celebrated a tin holiday. Why is it ceramics' turn?
At first the date was called the chamomile wedding.
This flower is a symbol of love and tenderness. It is during this period that spouses are advised to check their feelings and their sincerity .
Husband and wife need to return to love and romanticism. Much later, this wedding began to be called a faience wedding. This material is very fragile, but beautiful , with unique patterns. It is believed that it takes away bad energy and gives out good energy.
If earthenware products are not properly cared for or treated carelessly, they lose their original appearance and break.
According to psychologists, the same thing is observed in personal life. This period will become difficult in the life of a couple, but if people treat each other with care, their relationship will take a new turn in life.
Tender fragility or sweet stability?
Before we talk about what is customary to give for the ninth anniversary of marriage, let us recall the two main versions of the origin of the name of the earthenware wedding.
The first is related to the fragility of this material if handled carelessly: nine years together is enough time to know each other’s weak points, but you can hit them under unfavorable circumstances! Many psychologists consider the 9th year of marriage to be a kind of test, a crisis, after going through which the spouses will learn to handle the faience of their relationship more carefully, which will allow it to be transferred to a more durable phase.
The second version is more pleasant because it connects the familiarity of earthenware with the stability of warm feelings, the romance of everyday life: shared evenings over a cup of tea, family dinners, splashing in the bathroom... And the breaking of dishes is mainly for good luck! In addition, according to popular belief, earthenware has the beneficial ability to absorb negative energy, emitting positive energy in return. So, maybe, after 9 years, it’s time to update the family’s earthenware stocks, filled with old grievances and misunderstandings, with new, energetically clean ones?
How is a faience wedding celebrated?
nine guests should be invited to celebrate the 9th anniversary . So a quiet romantic evening will have to be postponed for now. Spouses must show that the marriage is strong with affectionate romantic relationships.
Usually the holiday is spent with family and close friends. People choose the place of celebration at their own discretion, based on their own preferences and season. In good weather, it is better to celebrate the holiday in the fresh air; for greater symbolism, it would be ideal to find a chamomile meadow .
Husband and wife can decorate the venue and their outfits with this symbol of marriage:
- weave wreaths on your head
- collect beautiful bouquets
- make scenery
- order chamomile treats.
If the couple wants to celebrate the date in a restaurant, then they can add earthenware to decorate the room with wildflowers or organize a whole themed party. There are traditions and signs of celebrating a faience wedding.
It is recommended that husband and wife celebrate and spend this day together. At the celebration, the spouses need to break nine pieces of kitchen utensils . It will be symbolic if it is earthenware. The spouses take turns breaking plates and mugs, and the guests must count. This means that with a broken object, grievances and quarrels go away from the couple’s life. After the process is completed, the bride and groom remove the fragments, throwing them in the trash, as if getting rid of problems. At the end they must kiss.
There are no special signs or requirements for the food on the festive table. The heroes of the occasion create a menu to suit their taste.
Culinary traditions exist only for tea drinking. It should be made from earthenware dishes.
And the main treat of the evening should be the cake. Usually it is decorated according to the theme of the holiday. There are a great many design options and depend on the skill and imagination of the pastry chef.
Surprises for your beloved husband for 9 years of marriage
For an attentive spouse who remembers that the 9th wedding anniversary is coming, the wife will be pleased to choose a gift in the earthenware theme of the holiday:
- beer mug;
- a new cup (can be creative - a congratulatory inscription, an original picture, there are even chameleon cups);
- aroma lamp (and use it as directed in the evening!);
- ceramic talisman (possibly taking into account its zodiac sign or patron animal);
- for men who smoke - a faience ashtray, there are also such pipes;
- chandelier with faience lampshade;
- an award figurine or cup (“To the best husband”, “To the most beloved man”, or come up with an inscription to your liking);
- earthenware barrel for jam or honey (if your spouse has a sweet tooth).
If it's time to update your plumbing, you can time the purchase of a new sink or toilet to coincide with the special occasion. Unromantic, would you say? But it will be remembered, and every time you wash your hands, your wedding anniversary will be remembered. If your spouse has a sense of humor, you can give him a souvenir toilet.
And you can make your man truly happy by installing a urinal in the bathroom especially for him: tested by many opinions! If your son is growing up, you can be sure that this item will not be superfluous!
Chamomile can also become an element of a gift for a man, if you approach the issue creatively:
- photo wallpaper (and you will enjoy the updated look of the room together);
- “Chamomile of Wishes” - make a beautiful flower. on each petal of which a wish is written to your loved one;
- a cup with daisies (two holiday themes in one gift);
- a set of gingerbread cookies baked in the shape of flowers (bake them yourself or order them from craftsmen);
- good chamomile tea;
- decorate with daisies using the decoupage technique or paint some of his tools with acrylic paints, for example, a drill or screwdriver (or buy a new one as a gift and decorate);
- if the husband is an amateur gardener, he will be delighted with chamomile seeds in beautiful shades or seedlings of some rare variety;
- Bring your loved one breakfast in bed by arranging regular sausages and fried eggs in the form of a chamomile bouquet.
What to give?
Most often, on the ninth wedding anniversary, holiday guests give sets and dishes made of earthenware . In addition to the “standard” set, guests can show their imagination and give something made of earthenware, but made to order. This could be a figurine or figurine of a married couple.
For owners of a private house or cottage, beautiful plant pots or a flower vase . On this date it is not necessary to give gifts from anniversary symbols. Any other things that the spouses will like will be appropriate. The main thing is that this gift is from a pure heart.
A good gift from guests can be:
- painted dishes or other utensils - gravy boats, napkin holders, etc.;
- paired earthenware cups for husband and wife;
- expensive bed linen;
- original earthenware piggy bank;
- figurines and interior items.
Husband and wife should definitely congratulate each other on this holiday . A man can make a bouquet of wildflowers and present it to his beloved as an accompaniment to the main gift. As in the case of guests, a woman can give her husband a gift without relying on signs. The main thing is that during the day the spouses should spend time together, complimenting each other with words of gratitude for the years they have lived.
A gift to a wife from her husband can be:
- jewelry with a stone (pendant, earrings, ring);
- a vase for flowers;
- jewelry box;
- utensils;
- jars for spices/bulk products.
Gift to husband from wife:
- gold or silver chain;
- earthenware ashtray;
- earthenware mug with your favorite logo or joint photo;
- writing set for a business man.
The above rules are not binding. If spouses want to spend this day only in each other’s company, that will be great. The most important thing is that support, mutual understanding and love remain in the family !
One daisy, two daisy...
Since the 9th wedding anniversary, in addition to the earthenware wedding, is often called a daisy wedding, let’s pay attention to this cute and modest flower. It does not have the royal splendor of roses and the mystery of gerberas. A bouquet of daisies is not a pretentious store arrangement, it’s summer, pure impulses of youth and the eternal question “loves or doesn’t love,” which the couple asks themselves again, 9 years later...
So gifts that have a “chamomile” component will be just as relevant on this day as earthenware ones.
The 9th wedding anniversary is not always celebrated brightly and magnificently; after all, the date is not round, but a nice surprise and sign of attention will never be superfluous. You are welcome for ideas for inexpensive gifts for your 9th wedding anniversary!
Congratulations
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To my husband
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To spouses from guests and parents
Anniversary symbols
The symbols of the Faience Marriage Anniversary are:
- Faience - symbolizes lightness, simplicity and stability. And the fragility of the material hints at the subtlety of relationships in this period of life, the need to invest more effort in maintaining them. Also, earthenware can symbolize prosperity.
- Chamomile – fun, sunshine and warmth. The flower hints that the relationship is approaching its blossoming.
But the symbolism may vary among different peoples:
- Faience symbolizes 9 years of marriage in Eastern Europe, the Netherlands, France and Scandinavian countries.
- In the USA, the symbols of the year for spouses are porcelain, ceramics and even leather.
- The British associate the anniversary with copper.
- For the Germans, the symbol of the year is the crystal.
