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Essay / Essay on Necklaces - 629
The use of a necklace to adorn oneself dates back through the ages, although they have the sole purpose of being aesthetic and enhancing an outfit, they have been used to demonstrate our individuality; and show individuals the expression of their non-conformism in order to distinguish themselves from society (Menninghaus, W. in Robert, K. 2011). Necklaces have been used as complex visual decorations to convey various meanings; cultural and social to dictate wealth to others, it was even normal at one point for wealthy women to wear more than one necklace at a time to signify their wealth and class (McCarthy, M). They can be worn to confirm love and loyalty and, in the case of lockets, even to store our most precious keepsakes, such as photographs and locks of hair. For example, in the Zulu tribe, girls often communicated their feelings to boys by making jewelry; they made the jewelry with care and delicacy, choosing with the greatest care the motifs to subtly convey their feelings. (Vanhaeren, M. 2009). By studying jewelry, one can not only identify people's personal tastes, but also travel through the ages, particularly by studying the materials from which they are made. The first known necklaces were discovered to be made from teeth, bones and readily available materials (Gere, C and Rudoe, J. 2010). Today, however, the variations are endless, made from varying materials, such as semi-precious necklaces. from stones to gold and silver to more affordable materials, such as plastic and glass beads; with a large amount of designs, from simple to sophisticated, elaborate and over-the-top. Jewelry can be passed down from generation to generation or given as a gift to a loved one. The necklaces have a top......paper middle......o bring luck and good fortune for the rest of the month. However, they were not always considered lucky creatures. For example, in the 19th century, fishermen refused to say this word when at sea. In Devon, seeing a white rabbit would indicate the imminent death of a person who was currently ill (Russell, H. (1925). In the Celtic tribes, it was noted that it was taboo to eat rabbit meat, thus citing "it was like eating your own grandmother" (Ezpeleta, A. 1996), this shows us the importance of rabbits and how they have been considered throughout history, while elsewhere it was considered that eating rabbit meat would bring beauty and vitality rabbits burrowed underground to communicate with the spirit world and could transmit messages from the. living to the dead (Ezpeleta, A.. 1996).