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How Lovespoons came to be...
Lovespoons,
given by suitors to their sweethearts, date back to the 16 Century.
They are
Ideal gifts for specail occations: a new baby, birthdays, Valentine's
Day and Marriage.
Many seek
them out as keepsakes. Also thay are chosen as a reminder of a visit to
Wales.
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| Lovespoon
Symbols |
| Anchor |
Many
spoons made by seafearers who carved anchors and ropes, meaning they
would settle down. |
| Bells |
Signifies
a wedding or anniverary. Joyful for Love returned. |
| Cross |
A
desire to be married and often on christening spoons. |
| Heart |
This
could be a single or entwined to suggest mutual feelings. |
| Horseshoe |
Good
luck in love, marriage or work. |
| Lock/Keys |
Signifies
unlocking the door to the heart, maturity (21yrs) or living together
in marriage. |
| Twisted
Stem |
Signifies
your lives together are inseperable. |
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