Adult men and women can participate in a three-day ceremony devoted to Orula. After completion, they are allowed to wear a green and yellow beaded bracelet which signifies good heath and a long life.
Bold and beautiful the color black in African waist beads also represents elegance and sophistication. White represents purity and innocence. It is also used to represent morality and goodness in African jewelry, especially African waist beads.
A black bead signifies Protection, strength, good fortune, vigor and health. Yellow beads: It is associated with stability and energy flow.
Purple stones can help promote feelings of composure, good decision making, serenity and spirituality.
The color of a bead held a special significance (see chart), and to a lot of Native Americans the blue bead was the most prized of them all. Various tribes saw the blue beads as a symbol for water, clouds, life, and lightning, and occasionally referred to them as a piece of the sky.
Black beads are believed to symbolize the ability to hold onto hope in the face of adversity and also to be positive in unhappy times. By keeping hope and keeping the faith when the going gets tough, you think something great could come out of it.
Since white dresses are a reflection to purity and cleanliness, wearing white beads also promotes sincerity, honesty, purity and cleanliness.
Yellow Beads. Yellow symbolises the gift of prophecy, referred to as isithunywa in Zulu. Healers will use a combination of prophecy, prayer and water during their rituals.
Below are some bead color meanings: Black – Power and protection. Blue – Loyalty and truth. Brown – Earth and stability. Gold – Good health, power and wealth.
The red beads symbolise life and the ability to transform into warriors. The white, separating the red, act as a neutraliser to passions often inflamed when the warrior spirit is awakened.
The Native American women who have traditionally created intricate, beadwoven pieces intentionally string on a bead of the wrong color in a pattern. This bead is called a spirit bead.
Waist beads hold deep cultural significance peculiar to the different African societies. Worn by women or sometimes men, these beads are viewed as a symbol of femininity, fertility, sensuality, and spiritual well-being.
Here’s our ‘Top 5’ list featuring the best gemstones for relieving stress and anxiety:- Labradorite. Labradorite is a grey gemstone with iridescent golden, green, blue, and sometimes even purple flashes.
Amethyst.
Pyrite.
Tiger’s Eye.
Fluorite.
The black thread are believed to absorb negative energy and keep the married couple happy. The three knots indicate three different aspects of a married woman, the first stands for her obedience to the husband, the second for her respect to his parents, and the third implies her reverence for God.
Pink Mala Beads
Rose Quartz – Truth. Harmony. Encourages unconditional love. Purifies and opens the heart. Promotes love, self-love, and friendship.
Silver: A dreamy color by its own right, silver waist beads symbolize serenity and grace, and quite obviously, glamour.
In 1892, the colors gained symbolism to go along with the Rex Parade theme “Symbolism of Colors.” Purple means justice, green means faith, and gold means power.
Purple Represents Justice. Green Represents Faith. Gold Represents Power. There’s no denying that.
A broken mala represents a broken cycle. While that might make you feel sad at first, it is traditionally viewed as a sign of good luck. A broken mala symbolizes spiritual growth. The intention you set for it may be completed or you are in a different place in your life and you may need new energy and intentions.
Mal de Ojo, The Evil Eye
In Latin American culture, “mal de ojo” is caused when one looks at another with envy and it is believed to inflict injury or bad luck. Mothers are especially wary of evil eye and protect their infants by having them wear bracelets, like this red-beaded one from El Salvador.
A black/red segmented bracelet represents support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Black can also be used for custom military remembrance bracelets.
When strung on a necklace, mala beads are used in a similar way as rosary beads. Spiritual practitioners will hold the beads in one hand while they pray or recite a mantra, steadily moving from bead to bead to keep track of how many times they’ve prayed.
Why the number 108? The number 108 is considered a sacred number in Hinduism, Buddhism and yogic tradition. Malas or Japa beads come in a string of 108 and are used for devotional meditation, mantra and prayer. With each bead a mantra or prayer is repeated to meet a total of 108.
Those bracelets were made of bones and shells, and they used to wear it as a symbol of an evil spirit. Wealthy people wore bracelets to display their power and status in their society. In some countries, bracelets have been used as a requirement of faith and devotion.