Sophisticated in the old court, fans modernize and refresh themselves in the heat

Used to shake the face and body against strong heat, the fan is much more than an object to soften the temperature. It has become one of the symbols of Royalty and is currently present in the communities of Carnival and LGBTQIAPN+.

According to the old records, the fan emerged about 3000 AC in China, where he arrived in Japan.

The first fans were of feathers; The habits emerged only in the 10th century AC the creation of this object focused on the help to dissipate the feeling caused by heat, but soon became an element of class distinction.

In the East, he was even used to pushing people from the sovereign when he left a walk. This object was a sign of power and dignity, used in masked balls in Japan and traditional ceremonies.

On Greek soil, a man, to apologize, had to shake his wife during sleep. Already in Rome, the fan was known as Flabelum, since Roman women had slaves in charge of having lit them, known as Flabeliferos.

The first fans were made of leaves, feathers, precious stones, feathers, leaves or parchments. After all, in the fifth century, the rods became ivory, silk, lace and fabric. In addition, the cable became gold and silver, becoming retractable centuries later (XV).

The introduction of the range to the West took place around the 16th century during the period of the main maritime explorations. The European navigators who traveled to the east brought the fan with them, together with other exotic goods.

Here in America, after the crusades, the Abano object was already known among the Aztecs and the inters. When the first Europeans arrived in 1519, Montezuma offered six fans to Fernando Cortez.

In addition to dissipating heat, they were also used, as well as flowers, to transmit certain codes. Therefore, the ways of gesture them from men and women could spend entire messages without exchanging a single word.

The collection of the Foundation of Maria Luisa Foundation and the American Oscar are part of the category of “commemorative fans”. The idea of ​​perpetuating extraordinary events in fans that emerged in France in the seventeenth century.

The decree of the opening of the ports to friendly nations, signed in Salvador, on January 28, 1808, brought trade from the rest of the world to the Brazilian soil. At the time, the act ended the colonial pact between Metropolis, Portugal and Cologne in Brazil.

Therefore, historical fans arrived in Brazil with the Portuguese court. They then began to be commissioned in the so called “Casas da India”, located in Rua Do Ouvidor, in Rio de Janeiro, which come directly from China.

At the time, together with the request, the Chinese received the drawing with the reasons and images that the fan should have. Therefore, the object became increasingly popular in the Portuguese court, which was included in the Brazilian soil.

In the same event, it could have three or more versions of fans, with variations, such as the background color, the inscriptions and other elements inserted by the artist.

The height of the fan as a fashion accessory in Brazil was in the 1920s, but with the invention of the electric fan, he fell into disuse.

Although he has lost part of his popularity as a fashion accessory in the western world, the fan continues to be widely used in many parts of Asia.

It is used both as a practical object to cool heat and as a cultural element in traditional dances (flamenco) and formal ceremonies.

In addition, the fan is still evaluated as an art form, with collectors who enjoy old and contemporary fans for their beauty and craftsmanship. It is also used in Kung’s practice was as a defense practice.

However, in Brazil, there was a rebirth of interest for fans such as the pieces of collection and vintage fashion objects, in particular among fashion enthusiasts and collectors.

More than its characteristic of shaking and removing the heat, fans are part of the history of the struggle of the LGBTQIAPN+community, in the fight against gender discrimination, and bring the rainbow of the flag and this representativeness.

The range for the LGBTQIA+ community is an icon of identity, trust and creativity and a form of resistance and cars -expression.

The humorist, Brazilian singer, Nany actress and journalist always brings a fan with him. He has already revealed that he had used the fan for the first time to 18.

The range is an accessory used in carnival and has also been used by the Master Rooms that cut the flag holders and defend and present the pavilion of each Samba school.

At the Rio Carnival, the fans attracted attention to the front committee of the Empress Leopoldinense, in the 1994 title.

Fans began to be used at Carnival in the nineteenth century, when fans of the “mandarin” were brought to Europe. Today they are still alive to the party, especially because it is in summer, where the heat is intense in capital.