For many centuries men, women and even children have been wearing charms as talismans to protect them from evil or for good luck and riches. The use of charms on bracelets appears to have begun in ancient Egypt where the people used them as signs of their faith and to carry with them to the afterlife so that the gods would name them and assign them their appropriate status.

Since the time of the Pharaohs people have been wearing charms as amulets to ward off evil or for good fortune and prosperity. Using charms on bracelets seems to have begun in ancient Egypt where the people carried them as symbols of their devotion and to carry with them to the next world in order that their gods could recognize them and give them their appropriate status.