| Charm bracelets have a long history of
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| | witches. With high illiteracy and
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| superstitions. From Ancient Egypt to
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| | ignorance, the average person was easily
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| Victorian England. In the sixties and
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| | influenced by the will of their more
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| seventies, the charm bracelet became
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| | educated Christian leaders. Pagan
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| popular, but charm bracelets had actually
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| | rituals were linked to the powers of
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| been around for thousands of years before
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| | darkness or witchcraft. Fearful
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| the popularity boom. Amulets or Charms
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| | Christians became obsessed with mythical
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| were hung from bracelets, a sort of
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| | signs of evil: dangerous spirits,
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| superstitious collection of usually
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| | goblins, trolls, and imps, to mention a
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| silver or gold animals, hearts, and other
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| | few. Rabbits, which habitually play in
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| lucky symbols. To most people it was a
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| | the moonlight, soon became misinterpreted
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| fad, but even today there are those who
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| | as a disguised witches. Witches were
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| believe amulets or charms possess some
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| | believed to use rabbits in their spells
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| form of supernatural protective power.
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| | and potions. As a result, Christians
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| The word amulet is derived from "hamala,"
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| | quickly adopted the rabbit's foot as a
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| an Arabic word meaning "to carry." The
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| | protective talisman. The rabbit's foot
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| hamala also refers to the necklace on
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| | was usually carried by hand, but smaller
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| which faithful Moslems hang their Korans.
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| | versions were attached to the charm
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| However, it is not just an Islamic
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| | bracelet. Even today a number of charms
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| tradition. Many other cultures have
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| | symbolize good luck. Tiny gold rabbits
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| similar practices and beliefs. The charm
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| | are also a popular addition to the modern
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| bracelet dates back to 5000 BC. The
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| | charm bracelet. Early Christians adopted
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| Ancient Egyptians adorned their bracelets
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| | other pagan symbols of luck. An iron
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| with the ankh, a life symbol, and the eye
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| | horseshoe with the opening facing heaven
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| of Horus, their sun god. Like many
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| | was readily guaranteed to ward off evil.
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| cultures, they believed the amulets gave
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| | Even teeth, or animal parts were used. A
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| them some protection from evil. Even
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| | practice dating back many thousands of
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| early Christians wore a copy of St.
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| | years. Birthstones, coral, coins, rings,
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| John's Gospel or a cross on a necklace,
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| | stones, and the well-known St.
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| or put a copy of the Lord's Prayer in
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| | Christopher were and still are used today
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| their shoes. Christianity brought about
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| | along with many other charms, such as
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| a new era of amulets and subsequent charm
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| | angels, or animal totems. Charms are
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| bracelets. When the old Celtic religion
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| | still believed to ward off evil and bring
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| became unpopular in the Dark Ages, the
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| | good luck to the person who is wearing
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| church dubbed usually innocent pagans as
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| | it.
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