Seven years of married life - is it a lot or a little? Most likely, each couple will answer this question differently. Some with enthusiasm and a burning gaze will say that they did not notice how these happy years flew by, and it seems to them that only yesterday a Mendelssohn march sounded in their honor. Others will look away and sigh bitterly. But now it’s not about those unfortunate spouses whose marriage was a mistake. I would like to talk about the lucky ones for whom a copper wedding is a joyful and solemn event.
It should be noted that loving people have long tried to celebrate their small holidays - the first meeting, the
first kiss, the first tremulous declaration of love. And, of course, marriage is the most important day in the history of any family.
Unlike the first anniversaries, the copper wedding, which is also called woolen, is a special holiday, incomparable with anything. In ancient times, to celebrate the seven-year anniversary of living together, it was customary to wear “ringing” clothes.
The husband’s clothes were decorated with a belt with a large number of metal objects suspended from him - daggers, knives, and the beloved wife’s sundress was decorated with coins, various metal plates. It was believed that the ringing of metal would attract a cheerful and joyful life, would lead away from the family misfortunes and evil spirits, because this ringing was a bit like a bell.
Why is this holiday called a "copper wedding"? As you know, copper is a good conductor of electricity and heat, soft and ductile metal.
People who have lived in marriage for seven years have already learned to appreciate and store the warmth of the family hearth, metal cannot be torn like paper or fabric, symbolizing the first years of family life, but it can be melted and given a different shape.
Spouses need to continue to work on their relationship so that over time they turn into more and more valuable metals - silver and gold.
This holiday is also called a woolen wedding. Wool is a natural material that gives warmth and tenderness. For seven years of marriage, the reflections of feelings warm not only loving hearts, but also born children. But it’s no secret that sometimes the coat can prick and cause some inconvenience.
Modern housewives know that it is enough to rinse the wool in a special tool, and it will become soft and fluffy. If spouses give each other more love and attention, then they will never feel woolen thorns.
A copper wedding is a certain stage of family relations when all-consuming love and passion grows into something more - the warmth of a family hearth, confidence in a partner and in tomorrow.
If you were invited to a celebration, you need to think carefully about what you will come to the heroes of the occasion. What to present for a copper wedding? Present can be any souvenirs made of copper or wool - home decoration, dishes, cutlery.
A beautiful, warm and tender holiday - a copper wedding. Congratulations from relatives and friends should be original, but most importantly, they should be sincere and cordial.