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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Natasha, post: 243463, member: 3724&quot;]Yes, Any Jewelry, you are right. The red bands on the dolls are coral necklaces. It was a must for every Ukrainian woman to have corals. Besides being jewelry it told about financial situation of the family. The more strains, the welthier the family was. Traditionally, Godfather gave the first strain of corals to his Goddaughter for her first birthday. Later, each year she got another one. </p><p>During the Soviets it was not allowed to wear it but now it is very popular and a lot of women have it. I also have an old (XIX century) coral necklace without clasp. Ols necklaces did not mak clasps. See the photo below. In some areas wealthy girls added coins to necklaces (called dukachi). Mine is very modest in comparison with the second one.</p><p>And yes, the corals are from the Mediterranian.</p><p>I did not know corals necklaces are also traditional in the Netherlands. The picture is beautiful and she has an unusual decoration on her head. What is that?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]74588[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]74589[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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