What do the figurines of angels mean and how to decorate the interior with them?

Among the huge variety of souvenirs, figures of angels confidently hold the palm. They are presented not only for holidays, but also in order to express love to a dear person. All about the symbolism of such gifts and about who and when they can be presented, read below.

Beautiful heavenly creatures personify an exclusively divine principle. If you believe the religious texts, it was the angels who brought people messages from God, and also protected them from troubles and misfortunes, helped to carry out their plans.

In order to choose the most suitable souvenir, you need to understand the symbolism of these figures.

• Angel with a musical instrument. You can buy an angel sitting at the piano, with a harp or violin in hand, with an accordion, flute. His vocation is to drive away all squabbles and squabbles from the house with his music, to equalize relations between family members, to contribute to their calm, peaceful life without envy and quarrels.

• An angel playing or sleeping carefree brings a relaxed and carefree atmosphere to the home.

• Angel figurine with spread wings symbolizes the protection of his ward from any adversity and unpleasant events. Widely spaced wings seem to cover a person, hiding him from the forces of evil.

• The meaning of a quietly seated angel - wisdom and patience.

• Couple of cute cherubs with flowers or hearts, as well as a warlike cupid with a bow and arrow - the best symbols of love.

• Wedding angel. A very beautiful figurine. God's messenger stands next to the spouses, as if blessing them. Newlyweds who received such a souvenir as a gift will be under the auspices of higher powers, treason, jealousy, squabbles, domestic violence will never come to their family.

• Dancing Angel. Typically stands on one toes. His task is to thank God for material well-being and protection. If you choose a dancing angel as an amulet, know that it will help you achieve success in all areas of life.

• Angel with a pearl. He can sit on it, as if on a globe, or hold it in his hands. It is intended to drive out despondency, depressive states, and bad mood from human souls.

• An angel kneeling in prayer. It is a talisman that protects the house and its residents from minor troubles and failures.

• Christmas angels are symbols of the New Year and the Nativity of Christ. On the Holy Night, these messengers of God descended from heaven and told the shepherds herding a flock of sheep nearby about the coming of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. That is why to receive such a figurine as a gift on one of the aforementioned holidays means to receive the good news as well.

• Angel with a scroll or a book is a symbol of higher knowledge, wisdom.

For the manufacture of large floor figurines, gypsum, gypsum polymer and polystone are most often used. Among small tabletop souvenirs, white porcelain angels, as well as bronze, stone and glass figurines, are popular. Jewelry lovers choose silver and gold pendants in the form of these divine creatures.

In order to present a gift of a souvenir angel, you don't even need a reason. However, according to tradition, they are given:

• for New Year, Christmas, Epiphany, any other Orthodox holidays;
• for Valentine's Day;
• for birthday, name day (angel day);
• a young family for a wedding;
• for the birth of a child.

To give a figurine of an angel means to ask the Higher Powers for protection for the person being gifted. That is why you can give them to absolutely any person: a little girl or boy, a pregnant woman, beloved spouse, parents, elderly relatives, brothers and sisters, friends, colleagues. The only reservation is that you should not present an angel as a gift to a follower of another religion, it may seem inappropriate and offensive to him in relation to his religion.

There is a belief that angels are best placed in the northwest of the room: being in this place, they will give the owner of the house additional inspiration and energy for new aspirations and achievements. It is advisable to put amulets for children in the west of the nursery.

If you purposefully select figurines for the design of the room, pay attention to the following recommendations:

• souvenirs in the form of small cute cherubs, cupids with arrows will ideally fit into the style of rococo, baroque, provence, country and shabby chic;
• the classic interior can be decorated with the figure of an angel, as if descended from a painting on a religious theme, with regular facial features, a slender high camp;
• modern stylistics does not imply the use of nice little souvenirs, however, even if you wish, you can add a stylized angel to it.

You can place an angel figurine:

• in a bedroom or living room, for example, on a dressing table, coffee table, bookcase, fireplace or bookshelf;
• in the office - near the computer, on the desk;
• in the kitchen - near jars of cereals (we are talking about open shelves), on the windowsill next to flower pots, on the dining table;
• in the garden of a country house, you can install a large statue of an angel or several medium-sized figurines.

Angel souvenirs can be used to decorate your home during the holidays. Religious holidays are especially good in this regard: Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Trinity, etc. Cute cherubs hung on the tree will help create a New Year's mood. The wedding table will be decorated with figurines of wedding angels. If you are celebrating the birth of a newborn, put the little plump angels in a prominent place. Well, for Valentine's Day, get a couple of kissing and hugging cherubs and Cupid, aiming at them with a bow "arrow of love".