What are Love Padlocks?
Love and Commitment.
Presenting an engraved padlock, often known as "love padlocks", to a loved one has
been traced back to a Chinese tradition, which would symbolize the locking of ones
life together. All across the world people are placing their locks in special places
to symbolize and pronounce their love.
They have been affixed to fences or bridges at famous locations (many of which are
famous amongst couples and have certain implications regarding love and romance),
in other instances the locks are affixed in seemingly random locations.
If you are looking for a unique and creative way to express your love and commitment,
you now have the chance to play a role in this ancient tradition with one of our
custom engraved padlocks.
You can place your engraved padlock in a place of significance
and carry on this tradition. In doing so, you will become a part of something special
that is happening around the world.
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it is a custom by which sweethearts affix padlocks to a fence or similar
public fixture to symbolize their love. Most common place of love padlocks are railings
of bridges. It is suggested that the custom of "locking a padlock and throwing away
the key" probably originated in China. It has been said that if both members of
"love's hand" are not present as the lock locks, the love has been forever jinxed."
- Wikipedia.com
Love padlocks are a custom in which lovers attach padlocks to fences to symbolize
their undying love. AND THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!
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