Anniversary of the wedding: the ceremony of the 5th anniversary
The 5th wedding anniversary is celebrated asa shortened version of a real wedding ceremony: receiving guests, presenting gifts, feasting, congratulations, rituals, holding competitions. The spouses are presented with such items that are symbolically made from a material corresponding to the anniversary being celebrated. For 5 years of marriage, the symbol is a tree. Traditionally, the fifth wedding anniversary is celebrated with a celebration in nature (since the tree symbolizes unity with nature) or in a restaurant that serves Russian cuisine. The ancient ceremony of "family seedling" on the fifth wedding anniversary dates back to the 19th century. The ceremony is associated with the well-known saying: "A real man must do 3 things in his life: build a house, plant a tree, raise a son." The guests invited to the anniversary are shown how the second point of the plan is carried out. The tree seedling can be planted right at the celebration. And the guests will be able to hang pre-written wishes on it, either on a regular piece of paper or on a greeting card. 5 years of family life is usually celebrated without fail, unlike previous anniversaries. Invite relatives who were at your wedding, friends and remember that memorable day in your life - your own family's birthday. For this, you can send out invitations on postcards or make an oral statement.
Tree - symbol of life
The tree, as we know, is associated with life itself,flowering, fertility, longevity, stability. The roots of a tree are a reliable foundation for a strong life, which becomes more and more difficult to destroy with each passing year. It is possible to consider a direct analogy between the process of tree growth and maintaining the viability of a family during a five-year period. Usually, by the age of five, a young tree has put down roots deep enough and begins to yield its first harvest. So, in the life of a young couple, the first changes are outlined: the tree of their life has taken root or is mercilessly drying up, bowed under the weight of life's difficulties and adversities. Unlike previous anniversaries, symbolized by softer materials (paper, chintz, linen, leather), wood is the first more durable and hard material that characterizes family life. In addition, wood signifies comfort, the warmth of the hearth, love, mutual understanding. It is also a building material. It is believed that by the time they have lived together for five years, the spouses should have gotten used to each other, all the “roughness” in their relationship should have been smoothed out, and harmony should have appeared. Wood, with all its undeniable advantages, has one significant drawback: it burns. Therefore, a house built of wood is not distinguished by its impeccable reliability; it can burst into flames in an instant. And the relationships in the family built by the fifth wedding anniversary, as well as the wooden house, should be carefully monitored. According to Slavic custom, it is assumed that a man in 5 years of life in his own family should not only strengthen his relationship with his wife, but also build a wooden house, furnish it. The modern interpretation of the concept of “building a house” is considered in a broader sense (get on your feet, have financial independence, get married, acquire your own home). By the five-year mark, it is desirable for the family to have children: a son and a daughter.
What to give for the fifth anniversary of the wedding?
For the fifth anniversary of family life, various gifts are givenwooden souvenirs: frames for family photos, boxes, wooden figures. Married couples are given dishes and kitchen utensils made of wood that do not break or shatter, so that this is exactly how the spouses' relationship in family life would be. Here, gifts of not the objects themselves, but their images embodied in toys or joke souvenirs would be appropriate. For example, doll sets of dishes. But they must be wooden. A baseball bat for the wife, made of wood, will also do as a joke souvenir. Or, for example, a planed board, a parquet board for a future dacha - they can also be presented with humor. It should be noted that wood is a very fertile material for joke gifts. An original gift in the case where the head of the family is fond of intellectual games can be an exclusive wooden chess set, made to order, or various other games and accessories that would not only decorate the life of the family, but also become an exciting entertainment for the spouses to spend time together. A gift can be a wooden accessory for the interior. The idea for a gift for a wedding anniversary can be limited only by your imagination and the type of material.
Congratulations and wishes for the fifth anniversary of the family
Please accept my heartfelt and sincere congratulations,which can only come from the hearts of true friends who remember and cherish the hours and days spent with you, all the activities and games we did together, the joys and sorrows we shared together. We wish you eternal love, great happiness, unique moments of life, heavenly gifts and earthly joys. We wish you healthy, strong children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, so that they would celebrate you with us at the upcoming wedding anniversaries marked with silver and gold. Our dear (name of husband and wife)! Today we celebrate one of the most beautiful days of your life: 5 years ago you performed the sacrament of marriage. On that day, you changed your lives radically, deciding to unite them into one. So that your family grows stronger every day, is happy and friendly, do not forget about such concepts as sincerity, love, trust, mutual understanding. Let time not extinguish the burning flame of love and not cool your hearts. 5 years have passed, as if it were only 5 days! Those who are happy do not watch the clock! You are celebrating your first anniversary! Everyone congratulates you with all their hearts! It is not for nothing that people call such a wedding wooden! Today we wish that you will forever grow attached to our hearts.
