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The tradition of ear piercing can be traced back to nearly 5000 years ago.  With the discovery of Europe’s oldest mummy, named Otzi.  The mummy was found on the border between Austria and Italy with her ears pierced. Other ancient evidences of ear piercing, weather it be fashion or tradition, are the carved images on the walls of the Ancient  Persian Empire where soldiers doned pierced earlobes.  It has also been said that the pharaoh, Tutankhamun (aka King Tut) who was the king of the New Empire Period of Ancient Egypt also had his ears pierced. Proof of this was discovered...

The Heart symbol is an ideograph used to express the idea of the "heart" in its metaphorical or symbolic sense. Represented by an anatomically inaccurate shape, the heart symbol is often used to represent the center of emotion, including affection and love, especially romantic love.  It is sometimes accompanied or superseded by the "wounded heart" symbol, depicted as a heart symbol pierced with an arrow or as a heart symbol "broken" into two or more pieces, indicating lovesickness. Heart-shaped peepal leaves were used in artistic depictions of the Indus Valley Civilization: a heart pendant originating from there has been discovered...

The Evil Eye is a symbol of the supernatural belief in curses, brought about by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when one is unaware.  Known use of this symbol dates back to the Ancient Greeks, 6th century BC, where it appeared on Chalcidian drinking vessels, known as ‘eye-cups’ as a type of apotropaic magic.  The Evil Eye is most prevalent in cultures of the Mediterranean region but also found in many other regions around the world.   In some cultures, it is believed that receiving the Evil Eye will cause misfortune or injury, while other cultures believe it...

  PEARLS ARE UNIQUELY FORMED WATER GEMS, EACH WITH ITS OWN SHAPE, COLOR AND LUSTER. NO TWO ARE IDENTICAL AND IRREGULARITY IS CONSIDERED AN ASPECT OF THEIR BEAUTY. PEARLS ARE CREATED WHEN MICROSCOPIC FOREIGN OBJECTS BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE LIVING MOLLUSKS, CAUSING THE ORGANISM TO SECRETE LAYERS OF NACRE (NAY-KER) AROUND THE IRRITANT. THE NACRE THEN HARDENS, FORMING A PEARL INSIDE THE SHELL. NATURALLY FORMED, WILD PEARLS ARE EXTRAORDINARILY RARE AND EXPENSIVE. MOST PEARL VARIETIES ARE CULTURED; THEY’RE FARMED IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS USING ARTIFICIALLY INTRODUCED IRRITANTS TO START THE PEARL-MAKING PROCESS. THEY CAN BE PRODUCED IN EITHER SALT OR FRESH WATER. ...