The 49th wedding anniversary is known as the cedar anniversary. The cedar is a mighty tree that lives for centuries, withstands wind and frost and has a healing scent. After 49 years, a marriage is just as strong and enduring. Here is what this anniversary means, how to celebrate it, what to give the couple and how to word your wishes, from short messages to a poem.
More on this topic: 45th anniversary wishes, 50th anniversary wishes, anniversary gifts for parents.
The cedar anniversary is the last step before the golden jubilee. Over the years the couple have grown a family the way a cedar grows its crown: wide, strong and sheltering. Cedar also stands for health, so this is a day for wishing strength and a long life.
Anniversary names vary between sources, as the tradition grew up orally and differently from country to country. The most common Ukrainian name for the 49th anniversary is the cedar anniversary.
Forty-nine, a cedar tall,
That never bowed to wind or rain —
May the golden year ahead be all
The joy your love has helped you gain.
Celebrate with family: a walk in a forest or pine park, a family lunch and photos of several generations. Planting a young conifer in the garden to grow with the grandchildren is a lovely tradition.The previous anniversary is the 48th (amethyst), and the next is the 50th (gold).
Symbolic gifts are made of cedar: a keepsake or jewellery box, a photo frame, a serving board, cedar oil or gift-wrapped pine nuts. Conifer saplings and flowers with greenery also suit.
Flowers suit any anniversary: a husband gives his wife a bouquet in the morning, and guests bring flowers along with their gift. For ideas for parents, see anniversary gifts for parents.
For the 49th anniversary, give lavish roses or flowers in green, white and golden brown tones. A morning bouquet is the simplest way to say you still care.
See roses and flowers for women.
The cedar anniversary.
A cedar box or frame, cedar oil or pine nuts, a conifer sapling — and flowers with greenery.
Wish the couple what the anniversary stands for, recall their journey together and add a bouquet — see the ideas above.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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