Souvenir

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Souvenirs from around the world. Clockwise from top, Empire State Building, New York; Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy; Queen's Guards, London; Eiffel Tower, Paris.

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This box: view · A Souvenir stall in London, England A souvenir (from French, for a remembrance or memory),[1] memento, keepsake or token of remembrance[1] is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. The term souvenir brings to mind the mass-produced kitsch that is the main commodity of souvenir and gift shops in many tourist traps around the world. But a souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler. The object itself has no real significance other than the psychological connection the possessor has with the object as a symbol of past experience. Without the owner's input, the object's meaning is invisible and cannot be articulated.[2] Souvenirs as objects The tourism industry designates tourism souvenirs as commemorative merchandise associated with a location, often including geographic information and usually produced in a manner that promotes souvenir collecting. Throughout the world, souvenir trade is an important part of the tourism industry serving a dual role, first to help improve the local economy, and second to allow visitors to take with them a memento of their visit, ultimately to encourage an opportunity for a return visit, or to promote the locale to other tourists as a form of word-of-mouth marketing.[3] Perhaps the most collected souvenirs by tourists are photographs as a medium to document specific events and places for future reference.[2] Souvenirs as objects include mass-produced merchandise such as clothing: T-shirts and hats; collectables: postcards, refrigerator magnets, miniature figures; household items: mugs, bowls, plates, ashtrays, egg timers, spoons, notepads plus many others. Souvenirs also include non-mass-produced items like folk art, handicrafts and antiques, and non-commercial items such as natural objects, and anything else that a person attaches nostalgic value to and collects among his personal belongings.[4] Souvenirs as memorabilia Similar to souvenirs, memorabilia (Latin for memorable (things), plural of memorābile) are objects treasured for their memories; however, unlike souvenirs, memorabilia are valued for a connection to an event. Examples include sporting events, historical events, culture and entertainment. Such items include cigarette cards, air sickness bags, publicity photographs, posters, entertainment-related merchandise, movie memorabilia, pins and other, often-licensed, items. Souvenirs as gifts In Japan, souvenirs are known as meibutsu (products associated with a particular region); and omiyage, candies or other edibles to be shared with co-workers. Omiyage sales are big business at Japanese tourist sites.[5] Travelers may buy souvenirs as gifts for those who did not make the trip. See also Gift shop Goss crested china Heirloom Magic mug Meibutsu, Miyagegashi – Japanese Pasalubong – Philippine References ^ a b http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=souvenir ^ a b Museum of the Personal: the souvenir and nostalgia, Chapter 4 — What is a souvenir? ^ The Design and Development of Tourist Souvenirs in Henan ^ http://antiques1.nova-antiques.com/ ^ http://everything2.com/title/meibutsu Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Synonyms: Remembrancer, memento, keepsake Sneaker (comic) John Caird (theologian) Look at other dictionaries: souvenir — 1. (sou ve nir ; d après Palsgrave, p. 4, au XVIe siècle ; il lui souvient est prononcé il lui souviant) v. n. impersonnel.    Il se conjugue comme venir. 1°   Venir à l esprit (sens étymologique et primitif). Il m est souvenu d un passage qui… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré Souvenir — Sn Mitbringsel, Andenken erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. souvenir m., substantiviert aus frz. souvenir erinnern , aus l. subvenīre einfallen, in die Gedanken kommen , zu l. venīre kommen und l. sub .    Ebenso… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache souvenir — 1775, a remembrance or memory, from Fr. souvenir, from O.Fr., noun use of souvenir (v.) to remember, come to mind, from L. subvenire come to mind, from sub up + venire to come (see VENUE (Cf. venue)). Meaning token of remembrance, memento is… …   Etymology dictionary Souvenir — »Andenken, Erinnerungsstück«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. souvenir (eigentlich »Erinnerung«) entlehnt, einer Ableitung vom frz. Verb souvenir »sich erinnern«. Dies geht auf lat. subvenire »in den Sinn kommen« zurück, einer… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch Souvenir — Sou ve*nir (? or ?), n. [F., fr. souvenir to remember, fr. L. subvenire to come up, come to mind; sub under + venire to come, akin to E. come. See {Come}, and cf. {Subvention}.] That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English souvenir — /suveˈnir, fr. suv(J)&ni/ [vc. fr., dal v. souvenir «ricordare»] s. m. inv. ricordo, ricordino …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione souvenir — (del francés; pronunciamos suvenir ) sustantivo masculino 1. Recuerdo de un viaje, especialmente el que se fabrica para los turistas: Te he traído un souvenir de París …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española Souvenir — (fr., spr. Suw nir), 1) Andenken, Erinnerung; 2) Erinnerungsgeschenk; 3) Gedächtnißbuch …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Souvenir — (franz., spr. ßuw nĭr), Andenken, Geschenk zum Andenken; auch soviel wie Notizbuch …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Souvenir — (frz., spr. ßuw nihr), Andenken, Geschenk zum Andenken …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon souvenir — index remembrance (commemoration), reminder, token Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”