Wedding Anniversary Symbols
Author : Jason Hennessey
Modern day marriages are seemingly harder to keep together without necessarily finding fault that requires a divorce With the current divorce rates rising by the day, people are suffering from too much pressure at their workplaces and the demands on the home front given very little attention to warrant constant wrangles between married couples But that does not mean that we should despair We have a lot to be thankful for all the years that we share together as a couple and as such, every anniversary should be celebrated as a great milestone and what better way to celebrate like having special gifts for each other for the occasion?
Like all wedding traditions, gift giving has a history that is guided by the years that the two of you have been married For example, a 25 years old marriage is supposed to be your silver jubilee and hence gifts of silver should be shared among the couples This may sound rather extravagant but it goes with the importance that you place on your marriage, and believe me, 25 years is a long time, its not just silverware you should be giving each other
The Symbols started as an informal way of sharing gifts by married couples and there was really no particular order until it started spreading around as a fresh idea as things took order and relevance Then there was obviously a change when the calendar was introduced across borders as people chose to be selective and made their own changes here and there hence the traditional and the modern symbols
Below are the symbols that most gift shops around the world go by and are found in a gift calendar that was established in the United States of America then spread to United Kingdom with particular modifications, although the Germans are said to have had such an arrangement earlier on
The first ten years
Traditional Modern
1 Paper Clocks
2 Cotton China
3 Leather Crystal
4 Fruit & flowers Electrical appliances
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