A German Wedding Custom Turned Fashion
So what’s the next new and upcoming culture craze and fashion trend? Well, it originates from the saying: Scherben bringen Glück, meaning “shards bring good luck.” This trend has led to the popularization and transformation of a German custom called Polterbend into elegant must have pieces that any girl can cherish and appreciate (as proven by etsy.com).
Polterbend (derived from the German verb poltern [which means to make a racket] + noun abend [evening]) is a popular German wedding custom in which on the night before the wedding the bride and groom hold an informal party and their family, friends, and guests all bring pieces made of porcelain to the brides’ house or that of her parents. The porcelain items (as well stoneware, flowerpots, or ceramic pieces) brought by the guests are then given to the engaged couple to break during the evening’s festivities, for good luck. After all the excitement of the Polterbend’s events, the couple is then responsible for cleaning up the pile of shards together, as this represents how the couple will have to work together through all the difficult conditions and situations in life…
Recently, Etsy has shown how they’ve embraced this tradition and turned this old German wedding custom into both a new form of fashion and art. By taking the shards of original porcelain items, designers of this art have turned the pieces into actual wearable jewelry and other delicate items. The pieces displayed on etsy.com range from porcelain beads, rings, and earrings all the way to porcelain gift boxes and bridal bouquet sets. The amazing thing about this is that the ideas of what to make each shard or shards into are endless, so watch out for this emerging trend.
These pieces of porcelain art and jewelry would be great gift ideas for a bride and groom to be as there is such a beautiful meaning behind the porcelain pieces that represent and symbolize blessings of luck. Gift ideas could range from matching male and female jewelry, a porcelain keepsake box with thoughtful little keepsakes or gifts inside, or even porcelain art pieces for their new home. Not only would these pieces be great gift ideas, many of the more classic and refined porcelain items would be great heirloom items that will surely stand the test of time and be cherished and passed down to each generation.
Recently, Etsy has shown how they’ve embraced this tradition and turned this old German wedding custom into both a new form of fashion and art. By taking the shards of original porcelain items, designers of this art have turned the pieces into actual wearable jewelry and other delicate items. The pieces displayed on etsy.com range from porcelain beads, rings, and earrings all the way to porcelain gift boxes and bridal bouquet sets. The amazing thing about this is that the ideas of what to make each shard or shards into are endless, so watch out for this emerging trend.
These pieces of porcelain art and jewelry would be great gift ideas for a bride and groom to be as there is such a beautiful meaning behind the ceramic pieces that represent and symbolize blessings of luck. Gift ideas could range from matching male and female jewelry, a porcelain keepsake box with thoughtful little keepsakes or gifts inside, or even ceramic art pieces for their new home. Not only would these pieces be great gift ideas, many of the more classic and refined porcelain items would be great heirloom items that will surely stand the test of time and be cherished and passed down to each generation.<><><><><><><><>< -->
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