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Yes, Celtic
Jewelry is Beautifully Designed … but it also has a
purpose.Jewelry has existed since prehistoric times, probably
originating as a method to fasten

clothes together
(such as a Celtic kilt clasp, brooch or buckle) and as a way to store
and later display wealth.  Although some jewelry still has
functional purposes, now it is most often

worn in order
to enhance a person’s appearance. 

But in addition
to personal adornment, certain types of jewelry are able to convey a
particular symbolic meaning about the people who wear them.For
example, wearing a piece of Celtic jewelry is almost always intended
to signify that

the person
wearing it traces his or her ancestry to the Celts.

Celtic
jewelry is often worn to indicate that a person is proud of being a
Celt.  The design

of Celtic
jewelry is often intricate and almost always steeped in the past. 

Wearing these
beautiful pieces of jewelry is an effective but easy way for people
to signify

the importance
to them of their Celtic heritage and culture, while at the same time
allowing

those people to
carry on and continue Celtic traditions.  The Celtic cross that
incorporatesboth Christian and ancient Celtic pagan design
elements is a popular example.Types of Celtic
Jewelry.Celtic jewelry can be made out of almost
anything, including precious metals such as gold,

sterling silver
and platinum.  Precious and semi-precious gemstones such as
diamonds,

emeralds,
sapphires, rubies and topaz, can be incorporated into almost any
design. 

Celtic jewelry
can also be made from lesser metals such as silver plate, vermeil,
brass

or pewter, which
are sometimes set with synthetic gems such as cubic zirconia.Since
ancient times, Celtic jewelry has been famous for its beauty and its
fine craftsmanship.  Many different types of Celtic jewelry
incorporate “Celtic knots,” the beautiful, stylized
representations of endless knots that were used by ancient Celts to
symbolize their pagan

religious
beliefs.

A Celtic cross,
encrusted with diamonds, is a particularly striking piece.  But
many other well-known Celtic design elements, such as the Tree of
Life, the Trinity Knot, dragons (especially Welsh dragons) and the
Claddagh design can be incorporated into Celtic jewelry.

Clasps, pins
and brooches, buckles, rings, bracelets, necklaces, hairpins, and,
most notably,

torcs, are
classic, traditional pieces ofCeltic jewelry. Other types of Celtic
jewelry include tie

tacs and tie
pins, lockets, cuff links, earrings and even watches.  Many
pieces of Celtic

jewelry are
made by gifted artisans, and almost all exhibit fine craftsmanship
and

intricate
detail.

Back to the
True Purpose of Celtic Jewelry.People who are able to
trace their ancestry to one of the “Six Celtic Nations” -
Ireland,

Scotland, Wales,
Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany - have a proud and honorable

heritage, one
that can be nurtured by wearing Celtic jewelry.  A large part of
the popuations

of Ireland and
Britain, together with their relatives who live elsewhere, are of
Celtic

ancestry. 
And almost all Celts celebrate and honor Celtic traditions and the
Celtic heritage.

Celtic jewelry
is a way, a very visible and beautiful way, to honor , celebrate and
revel in

Celtic culture.

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