With their matching red ribbons, they were a perfect match. My cousin sat on the floor and cuddled with our lovely dog Rudy. He was so happy that he sat there taking in the full attention and love she was giving. Both of them, were enjoying the moment and it was as though they were left in each other’s arms. Although is was just for a moment, their warm aura filled the room.
Witnessing this tender and loving scene, I couldn’t resist the urge to freeze the moment.
A Photo a Week Challenge: Red
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
– Jane Austen
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
– George Sand
Once upon a time there was a couple – a man & a woman – and they had each other… After a long time they became three and they had you! Now they have Everything!!!
“A New Baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities”
– Eda J. Leshan
A new baby girl came to our lives and we are truly happy. That is the reason of my long absence from writing posts! As a new mother I needed time to adjust and spend a lot of time with my newborn baby.
When I was walking around Bratislava, I passed through a small pedestrian bridge – before the entrance of the old town at Michael’s gate. On the railings I saw a lot of lockers with some initials and hearts on them. I saw the same thing on a platform near the river Danube. So I took some pictures and as soon as I got home, I searched for information about that habit.
And here’s what I found
A love lock or love padlock is a padlock which couples lock to a bridge, fence or a gate to symbolize their love. Usually the names or initials of the couple are written on the padlock, and its key is thrown away to symbolize unbreakable and everlasting love.
History
The history behind that tradition comes from a sad tale located in Serbia at least 100 years ago, and it refers to the Bridge of Love (Most Ljubavi) in the town of Vrnjačka Banja.
And the story goes like this:
Nada, a local schoolmistress, fell in love with a Serbian officer named Relja. After they committed to each other, he went to war in Greece (World War I), where he fell in love with a local woman from Corfu. As a consequence, they broke off their engagement. Nada never recovered from that devastating blow and after some time she died due to a heartbreak from her unfortunate love.
So young women from Vrnjačka Banja who wanted to protect their own love, started writing their names together with the names of their loved ones on padlocks and place them to the railings of the bridge where Nada and Relja used to meet. The keys are thrown into the river below, so they cannot be found ever again. And evidently the bridge acquired the name Bridge of Love.
In the rest of Europe, love padlocks started appearing in the early 2000s.
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