History

The story of the first bracelet takes us back 5000 years BCE in ancient Egypt.

At this time it was a religious and spiritual object in bone, wood or stone. 

The most known bracelet had a scarab form, which symbolized ancient Egypt. It represented birth and regeneration; we can find it worn as a jewel under mummies’ linen bandages.

In Bulgaria there is a tradition called Martenitsa at the beginning of the month of March. During this time people wear white and red bracelets to please Baba Marta, a fictional grandmother who decides on the arrival of spring.

They do that to make spring come sooner.

Martenitsa bracelets

In Greece there is another tradition which seems similar. On the first day of March, the Greeks wear white and red bracelets until the end of summer. This tradition is called Martis and is believed to permit Greeks to protect their skin from the burning sun of Greece.

In some parts of India, the number and type of bracelets worn by women indicate their marital status (for instance red and white mean that the woman is married).