Family Sentiments Attached to Charm Bracelets:
The italian charm bracelets are not just a piece of jewelry; they are an emotional piece of art that generally have many memories attached to them. These memories can solely be of the bracelet wearer, or they can carry some very sentimental and hence important family values. Whatever the case may be, these charm bracelets are there to last for long, and in majority of the cases, are passed on from generation to generation.
As a typical ancient tradition, when a girl marries, she is given the blank italian bracelets with charms. This bracelet is generally referred to as the 'lifetime bracelet' that she can hold on to all her life. A marriage charm is added, which may be followed by the honeymoon charm, anniversary or birthday charms, and charms to celebrate her children's birth, and other important occasions.
This charm is worn or kept with the girl till she becomes a woman and then matures into an old lady and eventually passes away. Her bracelet is then passed on to her daughter who may keep it the way it was handed over to her, or, she may add her own charms in places of the blank links. These new charms can be on any subject ' hobby, religion, zodiac, and/ or general interests etc.
Hence, passing on the bracelet becomes a highly sentimental family tradition where the bracelet represents the mother's past as well as the daughter's present and future. Such Italian charm bracelets are generally passed in families from generations to generations. The daughter can also keep her mother's bracelet at a safe place and get a new bracelet for herself, and wear multiple charm bracelets at the same time, depending upon her own choice.
By the time the daughter turns into a mother herself, her bracelet matures not only in terms of its charm collection, but also in terms of the emotional values attached to it.
