Pedigree dog Concho, 35 x 35 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 2 rivet pins

Developed in Germany, the Boxer is a breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog. The coat is smooth and fawn or brindled, with or without white markings. Boxers are brachycephalic (they have broad, short skulls), and have a square muzzle, mandibular prognathism (an underbite), very strong jaws and a powerful bite ideal for hanging on to large prey. The Boxer was bred from the English Bulldog and the now extinct Bullenbeisser and is part of the Molosser group. Boxers were first exhibited in a dog show for St. Bernards at Munich in 1895, the first Boxer club being founded the next year. Based on 2009 American Kennel Club statistics, Boxers are the sixth most popular breed of dog in the United States for the third year in a row—moving up in 2007 from the seventh spot, which they'd held since 2002.

Ancient Germanic BRIGID Concho with 8 Crystals, 20 x 20 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 1 Rivet pin

She is an Irish-Celtic light goddess and goddess of spring and fire. It ignites and reigns over the fire and keeps it alive. She is the mother god of the Irins.

Brigid is the daughter of Morrigan and Druid Dagda and the mother of Brian, Juchar and Jucharba.

She is the goddess of wisdom, poetry, and goldsmiths, of metal in general, of all those who teach and teach art, the art of poetry, healers and doctors, she is the goddess of wisdom and poetry Arts and cultural goods.

She is also the patron of the houses, the hearth and the families. She watches women at the crucial and important stages of their lives. She is also said to be present at every birth and to protect the tools of the midwives. She guarded the newborns and infants in their cradles. Women therefore depend on the cradle-crossed branches of the birdcage, which are branches of a mountain ash (this is considered a tree of vitality) to bring Brigid. In the evening, before women go to bed, women throw a piece of wood into the fire, asking for the protection and blessing of the goddess.

Brigid is one of the three-figure units of the goddess. Together with Dana or Modron, (mother) and Anu or Cailleach of the Greisin, Brigid as a virgin is a triad. They embody different aspects of a unity: the three sides of female creativity.
They surrender their scepter, a magic wand, which is later interpreted as a witch's bosom, in each case at the change of seasons. Old Cailleach, at the end of Winter, places the magic-rod under a Hollerstrauch and turns into a stone. The goddess Brigid takes up the staff and it will spring with the first snowdrops. At the beginning of the summer, Modron takes up the power Brigid has put under the Holler and everything begins to mature. Finally to Samhain (1 November), Modron places the magic wand under a elderberry bush, washes in a basin and becomes the Cailleach. This begins the dark, barren, destructive winter aspect of the Great Goddess, until the mistress of the dark months finally loses strength again and becomes the spring force of Brigid.

In honor of the goddess Brigid, the Feast of Imbolc is celebrated on 31 January and 1 or 2 February in Ireland and elsewhere. This festival in honor of the goddess Brigid was also redesigned by the Christians - to Maria Lichtmess. The Christian festival of light shows many references to pagan customs, although it is the day on which Maria (40 days after the birth of her child) became "pure" again

Imbolc consecrated candles are attributed high protection, which is why such candles are lit especially in emergency situations, births or at the hospital bed.
On the eve of the brigid feast, cakes or bread are laid on the windowsill, as Brigid wanders over the country at dusk and blesses it. Something from the first milk of the year is being thrown out as a thanks to Brigid on the doorstep.

The best places to connect with Brigid is at streams and springs. Many women even report that they can talk to Brigid directly about sources. Many of the healing and wish sources are therefore dedicated to Brigid. Another way to get in touch with Brigid, for example, To ask for support with one of their many gifts, is to light a candle. In the beginning of February, therefore, in conjunction with these two elements, it is also customary to place small light boats with candles and wishes in running water and let them drift away from them.

Brigid is the flame of inspiration, and also the lake, or the source of the sentiments or wisdom from which he draws. Traditionally, fire and / or water have also been used in prophecy (for example, certain herbs are burnt to see images in the flames, or you are looking into a bowl of water). The (water) boiler on the stove is also a symbol of food, healing and the creation of all living things.

Women connect with the Brigid force not only on February 2, when they want to get new visions and ideas or need strength for new goals. It paves us the soil for sowing. It is a kind of primal power that brings us light and warmth. All in all, Brigid is a hope-bearer, which brings us well through the winter or through hard times of our lives.

In addition, we revered her as the goddess of the coasts. Here, too, she is a sister-in-law. The coast is neither land nor sea, and here both elements meet. It is, therefore, also used in these magical transitional places, such as doors, gates, gates, thresholds (for example, from men into the fairy world); Dawn and dusk, transitions in life, secret meeting places where different people meet to negotiate, call and honor.

Their signs are a golden branch of an oak, an Irish shamrock and a mussel, as well as the regionally different forms of the Brigid cross, which resembles a sun wheel.

In representations Brigid often carries a spear or arrow and a green coat - the coat of life. She is also called Hirtin. Their animals are the ewe, the cow, the cock and the snake, as well as the boar and the ram.

Brigid also protects the fairies and their green places and dwellings. When you look into their magical mirror, you can look directly into the fairy kingdom. It also protects the herbs and plants, and leads those who ask them to the right plant. Specially rowan, clover, poppy and violet are designated as their plants.

Ancient armory Concho, 40 x 40 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 2 large rivet pins

Filigrane Conchos of English Bulldog, 40 x 40 mm, 925 Antiqie Silver plated, 2 Rivet pins

A Bulldog, also known as British Bulldog or English Bulldog, is a breed of dog which traces its ancestry to the British Isles. It should not be confused with other varieties such as the American Bulldog or the French Bulldog, which have a similar appearance.

Heavy projectile-Concho, 12 x 16 mm, 925 Sterling Silver plated, 1 rivet pin

Filigree Butterfly Concho, 47 x 33 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 2 Rivet pins

Ancient Concho, 31 x 25 mm, Antique Silver plated, 2 rivet pins

The Byzantine Empire (or Byzantium) was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centered on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire, Basileia Rho-maio- or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State. It is today distinguished from ancient Rome proper insofar as the Empire was oriented towards Greek culture, characterised by Christianity rather than Roman paganism, and predominantly Greek-speaking rather than Latin-speaking.

Celtic Circle-Cross Concho, 40 x 40 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 2 Rivet pins

The oldest Irish crosses (cross-slabs) in Carndonagh and Fahan, Co. Donegal is missing the ring that appears only in the cross of Ahenny (8th century) and the 12th Dysert O'Dea century) (County Clare) disappears, but with grave crosses to the present customary. A formal approach to real Celtic Cross represents the crude Errigal Keerogue Cross in a cemetery in County Tyrone dar. A development towards Celtic Cross is perhaps the undatable cross in the cemetery of Noughaval (Co. Clare). In particular, the early Irish crosses (Carndonagh and Fahan - 7th and 8th centuries) nodes are decorated with patterns in diverse variations.

Concho of Celtic Cross, 29 x 48 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 2 rivet pins

A crucifix (from Latin cruci fixus meaning "(one) fixed to a cross") is a usually three-dimensional cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus (Latin for "body"), as distinct from a cross with no body. It is a principal symbol for many groups of Christians, and one of the most common forms of the Crucifixion in the arts. It is especially important in the Catholic Church, but is also used in Orthodox and Eastern Catholic, as well as Anglican, and Lutheran churches, (though less often in other Protestant churches), and it emphasizes Jesus' sacrifice — his death by crucifixion, which Christians believe brought about the redemption of mankind. Large crucifixes high across the central axis of a church, by the late Middle Ages a near-universal feature of Western churches, but now very rare, are known by the Old English term rood. Modern Roman Catholic churches often have a crucifix above the altar on the wall; for the celebration of Mass, the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church requires that, "on or close to the altar there is to be a cross with a figure of Christ crucified". Strictly speaking, to be a crucifix the cross must be three-dimensional, and a painting of the Crucifixion of Jesus is not a crucifix. However this distinction is not always observed. While the cross must be three-dimensional, the "corpus" need not be, and in the Orthodox Church it is normally either painted on a flat surface or worked in low relief (no more than three-quarters relief).

Ancient Celtic Pentagramm Circle, 24 x 24 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 1 Rivet pin

Celtic Concho, 32 x 32 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 2 Rivet pins

The Celtic heart is a part, as a symbol of eternal love, emphasized by the heart involved in the eternal knot, on the other hand, it shows the connection to the Celtic Saga and the North Country. There are many speculations and myths about this symbol.

Ancient Norse Concho, 35 x 35 mm, 925 Antique Silver plated, 1 Rivet pin

Enormously important to the Celtic warfare was the horses. For this reason, the horses were cared for and adored. A strong Celtic army was distinguished primarily by the number of horses.