6 years from the date of the wedding - anniversary features and choice of gifts

The six-year anniversary of the marriage is called pig-iron. To pick a gift for this celebration is not easy - not to give after all heavy and such non-modern cast-iron objects. But if you approach the choice of a present wisely, it will delight those endowed with originality and practicality.

The sixth anniversary of the marriage is called the cast-iron wedding. Cast iron is a very interesting material. Like all metals, it is durable. This seems like a 6-year life together - the spouses have studied each other quite well, behind the “lapping” stage, in most families the children grow up, who also bring the spouses together.

During this period, the union seems to many spouses to be something permanent, self-evident. However, he is very vulnerable not so much to the influence of external factors, as to the reluctance or inability of the spouses to resist them. During this period, you need to be especially tolerant and attentive to your soulmate. Another feature of cast iron is to harden under high temperature exposure. After 6 years of marriage, passions subside, giving way to solving household problems. However, a husband and wife should try to keep a “high degree” of relations, not forgetting that their obligatory element is tenderness, intimacy (both spiritual and physical).

Cast iron wedding is known since ancient times. Previously, on this day, the hostess polished cast-iron utensils and other dishes to shine and appeared before the mother-in-law, who acted as an "examiner". She estimated how well the sister-in-law copes with housekeeping, holding a white scarf in the corners. The result of this "exam" was shown to the guests who came.

The celebration could not be called noisy and numerous, invited only close relatives. By tradition, they gave gifts of cast iron - dishes, household items. In the Baltics, a similar holiday was called a mountain ash wedding, since the ripe clusters of mountain ash were considered a symbol of family happiness, home hearth. Today, some sources also talk about the possible interchange or addition of a cast iron wedding rowan.

Spouses on this day can exchange rings, however, they will have to be made to order. Of course, to wear such a decoration every day will not work (not too presentable, and the strength leaves much to be desired). Cast iron rings will be a symbolic gift, and later - a pleasant memory of the anniversary.

On this day, the spouse traditionally gave his wife cast-iron dishes. However, such a present may seem offensive to modern women (“sees me as a housewife”), so another, more romantic gift can be placed inside a pan or a pot. For example, a gorgeous bouquet of flowers, a new phone, a certificate to a spa or a favorite store. In short, it can be any gift whose useful “packaging” will be cast-iron dishes.

When choosing a gift for the wife, you can start from the concept of “rowan” wedding and present jewelry decorated with precious or semi-precious stones in tune with juicy rowan berries. Products with floral ornaments will also be symbolic, you can beat them or associate them with the peculiarities of the holiday upon presentation. Among the gifts, which will be delighted most wives, you can mention cosmetics, good perfume, underwear.

If we talk about the gifts, "tied" to the cast iron or mountain ash, then among them we can distinguish all the same jewelry - cufflinks, rings, chains. A good gift will be and expensive watches. Since our mentality has taken root in the view that it is impossible to give watches, you can present a certificate for their purchase. Spouse himself choose your favorite model. The appropriate shirt, tie, and scarf will be appropriate. But socks and underwear is better to buy for no reason and certainly not on the wedding anniversary.

Undoubtedly, if the husband has a hobby, he will like a gift related to this subject. However, be careful - if you donate a new spinning, you yourself will send your husband to go fishing, he will want to quickly experience the “new thing”. Do not criticize your spouse for this, forcing you to feel guilty. Men are winners and conquerors by nature, so as a supplement to the main gift you can present a cup or a medal. The nomination may be different - “the best husband”, “the most beloved / brave / strong”.

If there is a monotony in the relationship, then you can give each other a romantic date. Remember what gave you the greatest pleasure at the peak of your romantic relationship. Go for a walk or picnic to the park, visit the cinema, book a table in a restaurant or have fun at the nightclub. If you decide to invite guests to the anniversary or they asked for it themselves (you will agree, sometimes it happens), then do not rush to wash the dishes and go to bed after they leave. Give some snacks and drinks to this occasion, light candles and just sit with your soulmate, thank each other, dream about the future.

You can begin to congratulate your soul mate in the morning, decorating the house with balloons and flowers, having prepared a festive breakfast. It can be served directly to bed. These actions do not require large financial expenses and preparations, but in the morning they will charge the spouses with positive emotions and help them tune in to the romantic mood.

You can also hold an interesting ceremony, which was performed by our ancestors on this day. Take a small iron pot, write cherished wishes on the leaves and drop them into it. Then the iron must be hidden from prying eyes. It is believed that the writing will come true within a year. By the way, a year later, on the next anniversary, it will be interesting to re-read these wishes and discuss them.

By the cast-iron wedding, most families have time to get children, but they are still quite small to prepare their own gift for a certain date. In this case, older relatives and grandparents can help the children. Parents will be pleased to receive on this day a portrait of the family, congratulations, to hear a verse or a song in honor of themselves. As an option, the father with the children prepares a greeting for the mother, and the mother with them for the father.

If for some reason children in a family over 7 years old (for example, there are children from previous marriages, the parents lived for a while in a civil marriage, where the child appeared), then they can buy as a gift a photo frame, a bouquet for the mother.Under the guidance of all the same senior relatives, bake a cake or make a festive breakfast.

If you are invited to the cast-iron wedding, then as a gift you can present all the same cast-iron kettles, saucepans. If you decide to replace them with similar pans and pans made of modern materials, I think the hostess will be happy even more. You can also present a beautiful table set, for example, for 6 persons (by the number of years lived together), a set of cutlery. The latter can be supplemented with engraving. Then, even with an abundance of such sets, the hosts will always highlight exactly your gift.

Elegant wrought iron furnishings are also a good gift for a cast-iron wedding. It can be a mirror in a forged frame, a similar shelf, various footstools and stands for shoes. If the "young" live in a house with a fireplace, then you can give a fireplace grate, tongs and other attributes. Passionate gardeners will be delighted with a wrought-iron bench for the garden, small (manual) hoes and rakes made in vintage style (often they are used not for their intended purpose, but as decor), garden lamps. Lovers of outdoor recreation can be presented with a wrought-iron grill or a folding mini-table.

Quite a neutral, but useful gift for the couple will be home textiles, bedding or table linen. If we manage to find it with a rowan pattern, it will turn out, as they say, “into the subject”. Try not to give gifts that are difficult to find application in everyday life. Sometimes you can find on the Internet a recommendation to donate a cast-iron candlestick. Before doing this, the guest should ask himself the question of how often he himself uses this item.

If you "beat" this gift, then it will turn out to be quite interesting. On the basis of a candlestick, you can collect a “young” gift for a romantic date. Naturally, you need to add a candlestick with candles, preferably aromatic, with a couple of glasses and a bottle of wine. If the anniversary falls in the autumn-winter period, then you can add a fluffy blanket. Such a gift is sure to be remembered, and the candlestick from it will remain as a pleasant memory. Perhaps the couple will continue to use it for romantic evenings.

The same can be said about metal trays. Pig-iron is unlikely to be found in the store, however, you can choose a stylized version for it. Choose a small tray with handles. Complete it with a small tea or coffee set for two, good tea, coffee and a box of chocolates.

Today, they increasingly prefer to present money as a gift. If this is a nice present and suits the donor, then money is quite a good option for an anniversary present. However, it can be presented in an original and very symbolic way. It is enough to refer to the old tradition. Previously, those gathered at the cast-iron wedding, sitting at the table, handed each other cast-iron to which coins were lowered. If the iron pot turned out to be filled, then the future life of the young, as it was believed, will be spent in prosperity and well-being.

Modern guests can also present money, putting it in a small iron pot. You can exchange a large amount (not quite small, of course) and lower each bill, accompanied by a joking wish. If the young plan a big purchase and save up for it, then you can present a collective cash gift. Then the iron pot is more interesting to start filling at the holiday table, passing it from the guest to the guest.

There are no special recommendations regarding the type of flowers for the cast-iron wedding. You can rely on the rules of etiquette: young ladies are given flowers of light shades; mature women can be given a bouquet of darker flowers. Potted plants are allowed to give only to close women, and being sure that taking care of them will not become an unpleasant duty for them. If the cast-iron wedding is celebrated in the fall, then you can collect a bouquet of asters, sunflowers, complementing them with rowan branches with red berry clusters.

If you order a cake for a cast-iron wedding, then it may well represent ancient household items from the material of the same name. For example, a cast iron or a large cup that you will give to the newlyweds as a symbol of the victory of love and romance over monotony and life.

Variants of gifts for the cast-iron wedding, see the following video.