Love Padlocks

     Throughout the ages, people have been searching for extraordinary ways to express their love for one another. Whether it be by means of breathtaking proposals accompanied with a gleaming rings or romantic vacations filled with laughs and entertainment, these people have succeeded in doing so. In the mid 1900s a fresher idea than the rest was introduced to couples all over the world; love padlocks.

     The tradition was first believed to have been established in the city of Pécs in Hungary, where students hung padlocks of all shapes and sized onto various fences and railings. Sources later confirmed that this tradition dated farther back and was actually introduced in China, where old padlocks are still seen hanging on numerous stretches of the Great Wall of China. Now, these love padlocks are seen all throughout the world, in Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Italy, France, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom, the USA, and more. Each padlock is individually decorated with all sorts of heart-warming personal touches, really giving each and every hunk of metal it's own story and background. Love really is an extraordinary thing, a miracle, and these little padlocks are able to capture their own bits of it. 

By Julia Dankov