{"id":28307,"date":"2018-04-10T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=28307"},"modified":"2018-04-16T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T16:00:09","slug":"28307-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/28307-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Six (6) Reasons African Women Wear Beads Around Their Waist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beads are normally small and\u00a0spherical\u00a0piece of\u00a0 <\/span>a material such as glass, plastic or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading to serve a purpose of beautification for the waist, neck, wrist or ankles.<\/p>\n

Bead making has is now rampant across the African continent. It has also helped in carving the rate of unemployment in many countries across Africa.<\/p>\n

Beads were formerly worn by Chiefs or members of a royal family. Apart from beautification, beads are worn for many other reasons. In the olden days, a type of bead worn by someone tells you who or where the person is coming from or the position of the person in the family or society.<\/p>\n

However, they have now become very fashionable and can be worn by anyone at anytime. They are also used in making foot wears handbags, earrings, necklace etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wearing of waist bead is very common among women across some parts of the Africa continent. There are many mysteries surrounding wearing of beads.<\/p>\n

Below are 5 reasons why women wear beads:<\/em><\/h3>\n

1. Sexual Appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is believed that a woman in waist beads is sexually appealing to men. Most African men love to see their women in beads. Most of them have also admitted that seeing a woman in waist bead turns them on. They love to play with it as their women lay in their arms or during sexual activities as well.<\/p>\n

2. Body Shapers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Waist beads serve as a natural waist trainers for some women. Wearing of beads can easily tell an African woman whether she is gaining or loosing weight.
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3. Traditional Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There’s a believe that beads improve a woman’s curves. Hence, beads are worn around African baby girls\u00a0 to enhance their curves and also to give them shape as they reach their adolescent stage. <\/span><\/p>\n

4. Healing and Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some People also believe that waist beads have some healing and protective charms that keep danger away. They are said to heal stress, anxiety or relax the nerves during pregnancy<\/p>\n

5. Heritage and Pride<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sometimes the waist beads are just a show of love for the Ghanaian heritage and Africa heritage at large<\/p>\n

6. Maturity and Growth <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Many communities put this beads on their girls as a rite of passage and adorn them and to show that they have passed from girls to women.<\/p>\n

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