Surely many would like to know why they are not celebrating 40 years. After all, everyone has noticed more than once that most people regard this peculiar anniversary very negatively. What is the reason?
It has so happened since ancient times that it is precisely towards the fortieth birthday that many men have sores that they have acquired over all previous years of their carefree life and easy attitude to personal health. Therefore, by this age, most of them are experiencing a personality crisis, since the question arises of whether they managed to achieve something on the career ladder, whether they found their own good family, whether they have their own homes, whether sexual functions are in order, which can also gradually crash at that age. That is, precisely this age is perceived by many people as a kind of life equator, summing up certain results, the period of making plans for the future and a real assessment of the lived half of life.
As for church customs, it’s still possible to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of a man, just do not do this at home. For example, too superstitious people can go to a restaurant or organize a trip to the countryside. This type of rest is still much more useful and interesting than a home feast. Right?
The negative effects of illness on health can only be avoided by a proper lifestyle. It is necessary to limit the intake of alcohol as much as possible, try to stop smoking, force yourself to play sports in order to benefit your own health and body. Regular sex also plays an important role. If a man has a family by the age of forty, this factor begins to be ignored by many, and this is wrong.
Do ordinary people celebrate 40 years? Everyone decides for himself. And you can give a lot of explanations for why they don’t celebrate 40 years. For example, the Japanese are convinced that the number four is the number of dark power. Slavic peoples believe that the human soul on the fortieth day after death leaves this earthly world. These superstitions are considered the most common of those that give an explanation of why 40 years are not celebrated. Of course, a number of other reasons can be given that relate to pagan times and the development of the peoples of the Christian period. Only this information from an unenlightened past will not be able to fully satisfy the interest of a modern person in this superstition.
A survey was conducted by sociologists in Russia on the topic: "Why do not celebrate 40 years." IN
The poll involved women and men of all ages. According to the survey, an interesting picture was revealed. Eighty-seven percent of interviewers up to thirty years old consider superstition a relic of the past and plan to celebrate their fortieth anniversary on a grand scale in the future. And respondents over the age of thirty-five years — twenty-three percent — still hold the view that 40 years cannot be celebrated. They associate their answer with religion and personal health. Men do not answer the question why they are not celebrating 40 years. In fact, they are afraid to celebrate this date for fear of dying, and women see in this celebration a certain feature when old age is approaching.