The Fan, an Essential Accessory in your Visit to Seville
The fan is a millenary accessory that in your visit to Seville, especially during the summer, you can not miss, as it is used to alleviate the heat.
Nowadays, the fan has become an accessory whose price can range from 5 to 500 euros depending on the material with which they are made. In addition, the design of the fan, like any other accessory, evolves every year, but… do you know its origin?
Ancient civilizations such as Egyptians, Greeks and Romans already used these objects (originally made with animal feathers) as evidenced by the testimonies of the time, in which references are made to their uses, either to scare insects or used by slaves to refresh their superiors.
In one way or another, the fan that we know today comes from the Asian world, where, imitating the wing of a bat, they created this essential element that later, thanks to the commercial exchanges that began to take place between East and West from the 15th century onwards, reached Europe.
The current fan consists of rods joined by a peg and a fabric decorated with different motifs: realistic, decorative… and that can be folded. This fan spread throughout Spain mainly in the 18th century thanks to French and Italian craftsmen, giving rise in the 19th century to the creation of a Fan Factory.
Thus, the fan was present in the courts throughout Europe, becoming a complement to the wardrobe, made with different materials: wood, silk, mother of pearl … and was also used as a key element in the flirtation between the young people of the time, as there was a gestural language through which confidences were made.
Here we leave you some keys of the “fan language”, and you know, in Seville, do not forget your fan!
-Fanning slowly: I am tired.
-Dropping the fan: I belong to you.
-Passing the fan over your eyes: please go away.
-Moving it with the left hand: we are being watched.
-Touching the rim with your finger: I want to talk to you
-Covering the left ear: don’t reveal our secret.
-Slowly fanning your chest: I am single.
-Place the fan near the heart: I love you.
-Fanning quickly: I am engaged.
-Fan slowly: I am tired.
-Rest fan on the left cheek: no.
-Rest fan on the right cheek: yes.
-Hand over closed fan: do you love me?
-Hide your eyes behind the open fan: I love you.
-Pass fan in front of eyes: I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
-Hold open fan in front of lips: kiss me.
-Look over the open fan: we are being watched.
-Passing fan from one hand to the other: I hate you.
The Fan, an Essential Accessory in your Visit to Seville
The fan is a millenary accessory that in your visit to Seville, especially during the summer, you can not miss, as it is used to alleviate the heat.
Nowadays, the fan has become an accessory whose price can range from 5 to 500 euros depending on the material with which they are made. In addition, the design of the fan, like any other accessory, evolves every year, but… do you know its origin?
Ancient civilizations such as Egyptians, Greeks and Romans already used these objects (originally made with animal feathers) as evidenced by the testimonies of the time, in which references are made to their uses, either to scare insects or used by slaves to refresh their superiors.
In one way or another, the fan that we know today comes from the Asian world, where, imitating the wing of a bat, they created this essential element that later, thanks to the commercial exchanges that began to take place between East and West from the 15th century onwards, reached Europe.
The current fan consists of rods joined by a peg and a fabric decorated with different motifs: realistic, decorative… and that can be folded. This fan spread throughout Spain mainly in the 18th century thanks to French and Italian craftsmen, giving rise in the 19th century to the creation of a Fan Factory.
Thus, the fan was present in the courts throughout Europe, becoming a complement to the wardrobe, made with different materials: wood, silk, mother of pearl … and was also used as a key element in the flirtation between the young people of the time, as there was a gestural language through which confidences were made.
Here we leave you some keys of the “fan language”, and you know, in Seville, do not forget your fan!
-Fanning slowly: I am tired.
-Dropping the fan: I belong to you.
-Passing the fan over your eyes: please go away.
-Moving it with the left hand: we are being watched.
-Touching the rim with your finger: I want to talk to you
-Covering the left ear: don’t reveal our secret.
-Slowly fanning your chest: I am single.
-Place the fan near the heart: I love you.
-Fanning quickly: I am engaged.
-Fan slowly: I am tired.
-Rest fan on the left cheek: no.
-Rest fan on the right cheek: yes.
-Hand over closed fan: do you love me?
-Hide your eyes behind the open fan: I love you.
-Pass fan in front of eyes: I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
-Hold open fan in front of lips: kiss me.
-Look over the open fan: we are being watched.
-Passing fan from one hand to the other: I hate you.