Since the establishment of 20 century and extending until the decade of 1960, was a mark of middle-class girls are given a bracelet before they reach puberty. In every holiday or anniversary, a new charm is added to the bracelet, often by the father who gave the original bracelet.
The application of ancient charm is only the method of marketing is relatively new. Not all the Pandora black round charm of these bracelets were emblems of luck - even common were related to recreational and educational attractions. Indeed, the number of charms available, and every day thousands of them - a telephone, a car, a cheerleader megaphone, a windmill - may have devalued the word "charm" in English, so qu'aujourd Today, it is often misunderstood, if someone refers to "charm" when that person means "amulets."
The French, in particular, was a list of spells "Le langage de la Porte de Bonheur" ("Language of Good Luck Charms") and included 10 charms that symbolized:
An elephant: "Happiness" (happiness)
Heart: "Amour" (love)
A four-leaf clover, "Happiness" (Opportunity)
A horseshoe magnet: "Argent" (silver - or money, by the magnet "drawing" power)
Die, shows seven points, "vein" (gambling, gambling luck)
Number 13: "Joie" (joy, is usually used for this number is a good general luck or fortune player)
A pig, "Prosperity" (prosperity)
Hamsa hand: "The wealth" (wealth, is not accurate - by hamsa protects against evil eye
A horseshoe "stamps" (allegiance, not quite accurate - the usual meaning is attraction or "drawing")
A thought: "I remember (remember, it is rather the" language of flowers ")
In 20 century American bracelet on the left is a variety of lucky mix of brilliant brass, copper, silver and gold plated metal. This bracelet is a typical kind of girls jewelry worn in the 1950 and 1960, collected charm by charm, while traveling through the tourist traps, flea markets, Pandora doll bead stores and yard sales. Many of the more modern American charm to symbolize:
A silver heart engraved with initials: love for the person named
A brass heart pierced by an arrow license romance
Silver horseshoe: attraction or luck "design"
A triangle in gold set with a pearl dreams
A silver horseshoe on which is placed a triangle, a four-leaf clover, a horseshoe and the words "Good Luck": good luck
Gold and green enamel clover magazine: fortune
Silver Money Bag $ sign: wealth
Copper horseshoe on which is four-leaf clover: good luck
Brass heart padlock: faithful love
A gap silver card: the game of chance
Horseshoe gold diamond double set an artificial happiness money
Brass money bag marked 1000: the wealth
A silver horseshoe: attraction or "drawing" luck
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