Wearing bracelet charms started as a form of talisman to scare off bad spirits.

Early bracelet charms came from early man, they would make jewellery from bones, shells and mud to and this continued over the next few thousand years;

• In Africa 75,000 years ago, people used shells to adorn their bodies
• In Germany some 30,000 years ago, men would carve out mammoth tusks, turning them into charms
• In Egypt around the same time charms were used as symbols of religion and considered lucky
• In Roman times, Christian’s carried fish charms to prove their faith. Jewish scholars in the same way wore lockets around their necks containing passages from their scriptures
• Knights in believed in Medieval times charms helped them in battle
• In the Dark Ages charms represented familyoriginsand showed ones 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.

Much, much later, in the 1950s American teenagers also made the wearing of charms fashionable by wearing charms based on events in their lives, things such as; christening, the birth of a baby and birthdays.

Charms and charm bracelets have of late become very popular with the fashionable individuals. This has pushed up the cost of vintage charms, so more people have been buying them online… 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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