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7th Anniversary Present Facts:-
- Traditional 7th anniversary gift: Wool or Copper
- Modern/ contemporary gift: Desk set
- Customary flower: Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Traditional gemstones: Onyx and Lapis Lazuli
The 7th wedding anniversary…..more myths surround this year than any other anniversary year. Are your friends teasing you about the infamous seven-year-itch? Is she secretly wondering whether it is time to bid adieu to all that magic?
Lay all fears and doubts to rest, as you surpass yourself (and her expectations) by presenting her with a 7th wedding anniversary gift like no other!
Exotic and lavish, inexpensive but thoughtful or outright sensual and even naughty, your gift speaks volumes about your intentions. Go traditional with copper and wool gifts. Give her delicately crafted copper bracelets or woollen scarves that will keep her cosy and warm when you are not around for some cuddling!
Jack-in-the-pulpit flowers ensure you have not missed your mark.
Jack-in-the-pulpit – the 7th Anniversary Flower
Dramatic and unusual, Jack-in-the-pulpit is a hooded flower in a vivid shade of green with dark markings. Also known by the slightly ‘unromantic’ name of as the Indian Turnip, the flower seems perfectly chosen for the 7th anniversary year – itself the subject of myths and superstitions!
A Meskwaki Indian legend has it that a seed of the flower, if dropped in a cup of stirred water, would determine the fate of the sick and dying. If the seed swirled around four times clockwise, it was a positive sign, while less than four times pointed to a grim outcome.
If finances are a bit tight but you still want to splurge on your loved one, just pick up some really cool wool jewellery. Yes, you heard right! Wool jewellery is a rage is inexpensive and eco-friendly to boot.
Onyx and lapis lazuli are the two gemstones for the 7th anniversary year and classy jewellery based on them should catapult you in the popularity stakes.
7th Anniversary Jewellery – Onyx and Lapis Lazuli
The word onyx is derived from the Greek word for ‘veined gem’. Roman soldiers frequently wore onyx talismans engraved with their favourite heroes such as Hercules or Mars.
Onyx is believed to possess fantastic mystical powers that protect the wearer from any negativity that is directed towards them. This is a wonderful gemstone for controlling emotional excesses.
Onyx symbolises eloquence and is an ideal anniversary gemstone – communication is the key to a good marriage, isn’t it?
The intense blue-gold lapis lazuli is an ancient semi-precious stone that was highly prized by the Babylonian and Egyptian royalty. While the Egyptians wore it as a talisman, Christianity considered it to be the stone of the Virgin Mary. Lapis lazuli is said to eliminate negative feelings and cure depression.
The modern gift associated with the 7th year is a desk set. Pick up some good quality pieces – something she was dying to have for a long time.
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