The fan is an article full of curiosities. This is why today we decided to share with you some of the most interesting:
- At the end of the 18th century, fashion forced fans to be made smaller so that they could be stored in women's bags.
- The fan is an object loaded with superstitions. He says if you leave it open, it will bring you bad luck.
- No one knows the exact moment in which the fan was born, but they say that the first one was used to fan the flames in kitchens.
- The history of the fan is the history of the world. All civilizations have used it: Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks and Romans.
- Although the fan is synonymous with tradition in Spain, it actually arrived first in Portugal. Then he was famous in Italy and France, and finally in Spain, where he came to stay.
- It was thanks to Queen Catherine de' Medici (1518-1589) that the fan stopped being an exotic object and became a fashion. He incorporated it into his wardrobe at large receptions and palace events. Trying to imitate its elegance, the fan became popular in European courts.
