The wearing of bracelet charms perhaps started as a form of a talisman to ward away evil spirits.

Early bracelet charms came from early man, they would make jewellery from clay, animal bones and shells. This carried on for the next few thousand years;

 

• 75,000 years ago in Africa, people would used shells to adorn themselves
• Some 30,000 years ago in Germany, men would carve mammoth tusks into shapes and wear them
• Egypt at around the same time, charms were used as symbols of religion and considered lucky
• Christian’s in Roman times used to carry a fish shaped charm, to prove their faith and Jewish scholars would wear tiny charm lockets around their necks containing passages from their scriptures
• Knights in believed in Medieval times charms could protect them in battle
• Charms represented the origin of a family and their religion

 

England’s Queen Victoria began another trend, the Queen wore charms as a fashion. The Queens trend then entered the European nobles. After this, soldiers from World War Two would bring charms back to their loved ones.

 

Later in the 1950s American teenagers started to wear charms based on events in their lives, things such as; the birth of a baby, christening, and birthdays.

 

Very recently, charms bracelets and charms have started to become very popular with fashionable people, and with the a demand for vintage charms, prices have also risen… this is good for charm lovers and bad for those who cannot afford, their charms.

You can find a number of beautiful charms at Yourchamilia.com these charms are made from Murano glass, Silver and gold and go with any outfit and fashion. Many of these charms are handmade in Italy and are finished to the highest quality.

 

 

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