By Ariana Maldonado
Hand-held fans have been around since the 4th century when they were invented in Japan. They were popular also with the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, not mainly to stay cool but as the simplest way of fighting off insects. The primary use of the fan in European nations is noted in the fourteenth century in the Chronicles of Pedro the Primary of Aragon.
A feather fan was given as a gift from Christopher Colombus to Queen Isabella prior his first trip in 1492 to when he discovered America. As time went on, fans became not simply a delicate object associated with beauty, but they also took on important meanings.
Fans have been created from lace,feathers, made linen, palm fronds, fine silks, and alternative leaves. Today, marketplaces exist world-wide offering fans, and not solely are expensive hand-made fans available, but many less expensive options are for sale. The cheaper fans are normally produced of paper or cardboard with a plastic framework. Fans make an excellent memory and are available all over Europe from shopping malls, to gift shops, to Chinese dollar stores.
When I first went in the gift shop, my friends, and I saw the fans and thought it was so funny, but then we ended up falling in love with them. They were so cool, and also so pretty. I got a black and gray fan featuring Flamenco dancers on them. All the fans are different yet still all pretty, and very unique. They have them in New York, but here they are so different. My friends, and I got similar ones. That way we can all match, and take fun pictures.
As the days went on, the fans became extremely useful as they kept us cool, were cute in the pictures, and were able to embrace the history of the fan because of the Flamenco dancers pictured on them, which shows how Flamenco(kind of dance)is important to Spanish culture. I think everyone should take the time to get a fan because you won’t be disappointed. I truly love it!
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