To celebrate forty years is not accepted, having decided to arrange an anniversary in honor of such a date, any person will encounter criticism, misunderstanding. The tradition of ignoring the date is relevant for men and women; someone simply seeks to avoid a large number of guests, special splendor, others generally try not to mention that a memorable date is approaching. Where did this tradition come from?
It is difficult to say for sure where such a belief came from, which is distinguished by its persistence and prevalence. But in any case, it is worth considering the most interesting versions.
Dangerous date
There are many explanations for why you can not celebrate the anniversary of 40 years. Some of them belong to the realm of the unknown, and people, trying to explain a strange tradition, elevate it even to prehistoric times. Indeed, in the past, the 40th anniversary was precisely the limit of life, and a person who reached this point was considered an old man. This has its seed of truth.
Number 4, according to numerologists and representatives of eastern cultures, carries a charge of bad energy. In numerological understanding, 40 is the encrypted end of life, and according to Tarot cards, a number also implies a card with the same value. Astrologers consider the period from 39 to 42 years the most dangerous, fraught with abrupt and by no means always positive changes in life. And there is also an opinion that at 40, a person is left without a guardian angel, because he gains his own experience, he must take care of himself.
Some people break the word "forty" into two components: "dirty" and "rock", considering this a bad omen. But all that is mentioned is prejudice. What can cause a desire to abandon the celebration in reality?
Why do not 40 years old women celebrate?
For many women, going beyond the 40-year frontier is a real spiritual trauma, because they can no longer consider themselves young. Also, by the age of 40, the first precursors of menopause can make themselves felt, just in time for the anniversary date, depression, chronic fatigue, and an attack of poor health can come. Such events do not contribute to a cheerful celebration, many women simply refuse guests and parties because of their well-being and re-evaluation of reality. With age, wrinkles, gray hair come, it is not always easy to survive such a moment.
Why do not 40 years old men celebrate?
Men, by their 40s, usually also experience some depression. In them, it is associated with a reassessment of life, the guidance in it of a kind of revision. Depression can come from the understanding of how many years have already been lived without any particular results in life. Old age is on the verge, and many things have not been done. Such experiences also do not contribute to idleness, I want to spend time alone with myself.
Opinion of the church
Some people refuse to celebrate their 40th birthday on religious beliefs, considering the number 40 to be quite complex and ambiguous. It really appears regularly on the pages of the Bible, symbolizing the period of complete transformation, complete completion, a certain cycle, spent and completed completely.40 days of flood water covered the Earth, Jesus prayed in the Judean desert for 40 days, Jews walked in the desert for 40 years, and that's not all. Even the soul wanders 40 days after the end of a person’s life.
Interesting fact: however, the Church itself considers the refusal to celebrate the 40th anniversary to be prejudice, and it does not treat prejudice well. Therefore, there are no religious reasons for refusing to celebrate.
How to celebrate without superstition?
Not all people indulge in apathy or listen to superstitions; many would just like to celebrate their next birthday without interference and grunts from relatives.
There are several tricks to justify the celebration in front of loved ones, and, if necessary, in front of oneself.
People choose to celebrate not the 40th anniversary, but 39 years of life that they have successfully lived. Or do not mention the age at the event at all, if you wish, you can simply hide it, and ask relatives not to advertise. You can also search for the holiday that falls on this day of the calendar, marking it as part of the Birthday. Or celebrate the next day, and not on the memorable date itself.
Thus, the refusal to celebrate the 40th anniversary is associated with superstitions, which can have very different origins. Celebrating a holiday or not is a personal matter for every person.
