13 years of wedding

The symbolic name of 13 years of marriage is a lace wedding. By this name our ancestors wanted to save the family from the otherworldly, demonic number "13". After all, the laces are weaving, the threads of each other are entangled in a special way so that they can not be torn and untwisted. So the fate of people who have lived to 13 years of marriage, are tightly connected, intertwined for the rest of their lives.

To make a beautiful pattern in lace, you need to carefully approach his knitting. So with marital relations. If the spouses carefully and carefully weave the "lace" of their love throughout their life together, the pattern of their destinies will be beautiful and durable, like old lace.

There is a belief that numbers influence human destinies, therefore, from time immemorial, amulets have existed among all peoples, including in the names of wedding anniversaries and other holidays. On the thirteenth anniversary of the wedding, they said that she checks couples for strength and protects them from demons who quarrel with husband and wife, confuse their thoughts, feelings and deeds. If the couple intimately crossed the threshold of the thirteenth year of living together, then it was easier for them to walk side by side together for many more years.

As a sign of the fortress of conjugal ties, in the old days, a husband and wife on the day of the 13th wedding planted a birch tree near the house and tied it with a lace ribbon. Thus, around the hut was created a protective aura, which protected family members from evil spirits. Today, the birch tree can be selected in the forest and tied with lace, so that the family is protected by good spirits for a long time.

On the thirteenth anniversary of the wedding , objects from aspen and oak were brought into the house. Products from this wood also possessed protective force, and besides had an applied character - were used in house use. Children growing up in the family received as gifts on this day crafts made of oak, aspen. At the present time, it is possible to buy into the house any piece of furniture or furniture from these breeds, so that they, like in the old days, cleaned our houses of demons and other defilements.

Spouses, accepting congratulations on the 13th anniversary of the wedding, wore attire with lace. And now things with lace trim are considered exclusive and give any, even masculine, clothing refinement and elegance.

On the ornate table, it is necessary to put pancakes, thin as lace. There is a lace wedding in the circle of relatives, relatives and friends.

On this day, for a brownie living in a house, a gift was prepared-a lace handkerchief so that he would continue to protect family happiness. They put him on the stove, where, according to the legend, this patron of the hearth likes to sit. Today, in the absence of stoves, such a handkerchief can be placed near the battery or any other warm place in the house.

For 13 years, weddings are usually given something reminiscent of the name of the anniversary. For example, things with lace finishing: tulle, napkins, tablecloths, bed linens. An original gift will be an ancient lace, enclosed under a beautiful frame. You can present "lacy young" any knitted or warm thing: carpet, bedspread, plaid, cushions with beautiful knitted or woven pillowcases. Spouses celebrating the 13th anniversary of the wedding will be happy with the electric fire, a lamp, a floor lamp, a sconce, a pair of designer candlesticks. The main thing that your gift emphasizes the warm atmosphere of the family, which marks the thirteenth anniversary of the wedding.

For his wife, a pleasant surprise will be a dressing gown or lingerie with lace, presented by her husband, and the wife will be surprised by a gift lovingly tied by his wife.

The anniversary of the wedding of 13 years is also called lily of the valley in honor of touching fragile flowers, embodying the love that the spouses have saved and brought to this date. If the celebration falls in the spring, the husband presents to his half a delicate bouquet of lilies of the valley.