The first shoes were produced 710 years ago

On May 20, 1310, the first shoes for both feet, separately, right and left, are produced.

Until then, shoes were the same, and people wore them one day on their left foot and the next day on their right foot, so that they both wore out at the same time.

The first shoes are thought to be animal skins, dating back to the Ice Age when people simply wrapped their feet to protect them from the cold.

The first sandals are thought to have been used in the Middle East to protect the soles of the feet from hot sand. Archaeologists have discovered shoes dating back to 8000 BC in what is now the state of Missouri (USA). In Europe, shoes similar to today's shoes were in fashion from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXth century.

In the 17th century, shoes were produced only in red and the height of the heels was different, often depending on social rank. The first sneakers were first produced in America in 1916. While the first boots for women were those designed for the British Queen Victoria in 1840.

In biblical times a sandal was given as a sign of commitment. In the Middle Ages, a parent would pass his authority over his daughter to her husband in a shoeing ceremony – the father of the bride would give the shoe to the groom, and the groom would hand it over to the bride, who would wear it to show that it henceforth belonged to the man.

Today in the US a miniature or real shoe is tied to the bumper of the newly married couple's car, as a reminder of the days when a parent gave the groom one of his daughter's shoes as a symbol of changing guardians.

In China, one of the bride's shoes is thrown over the roof to ensure happiness for the newly married couple.

In Hungary the groom raises a toast to his bride using her shoe instead of a glass.

A shoe museum exists in Toronto, Canada, the only shoe museum in North America, perhaps even in the world.

The museum contains shoes and sandals spanning a period of 4.500 years.

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