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Swiss Tradition

A girl getting married in Switzerland wears a traditional crown or wreath, which symbolizes her maidenhood. After the wedding ceremony, and exchanging of wedding vows, the wreath is removed and burned. If the crown burns quickly, the bride is considered lucky. Once the couple are newlyweds and are living in their new home, a pine tree is planted in their yard to represent fertility.

source: World Wedding Traditions

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Traditional Modern
First Paper Clocks
Second Cotton China
Third Leather Crystal/China
Fourth Fruit/Flowers Appliances
Fifth Wood Silverware
Sixth Candy/Iron Wood
Seventh Wood/Copper Desk Sets
Eighth Bronze/Pottery Linens/Lace
Ninth Pottery/Willow Leather
Tenth Tin/Aluminum Diamond Jewelry
Eleventh Steel Fashion Jewelry
Twelfth Silk/Linen Pearls
Thirteenth Lace Textiles/Furs
Fourteenth Ivory Gold Jewelry
Fifteenth Crystal Watches
Twentieth China Platinum
Twenty-Fifth Silver Silver
Thirtieth Pearl Diamond
Thirty-Fifth Coral Jade
Fortieth Ruby Ruby
Forty-Fifth Sapphire Sapphire
Fiftieth Gold Gold
Fifty-Fifth Emerald Emerald
Sixtieth Diamond Diamond