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Indian
Bangles: Current Glass Bangle
Trends
Indian bangles have been around for hundreds of years, but they are more fun
and versatile than ever right now. Indian metal bangles are common.
You can find metal bangles everywhere from the mall jewelry shops like Clair's
to stores like Target. These pretty metal bangles are great for little girls, but,
hey,
we're women. We want the real thing, GLASS BANGLES...
(read more...)
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Bangle Color Meanings |
| Red |
Energy/Love |
| Blue |
Tranquility/Wisdom |
| Purple |
Independence |
| Green |
Luck |
| Orange |
Success |
| Yellow |
Happiness |
| White |
New Beginning/Purity |
| Black |
Power/Strength |
| Silver |
Strength/Purity |
| Gold |
Fortune |
Use this chart when
getting a special gift. Perhaps a green and white glass bangle
set for a girl going off to college. Blue and silver for a
friend going through a difficult time. Green and orange for
your sister starting a new job.
by Jody Rogers
for Beachcombers Bazaar |
Meanings, symbology, and other fun
history... Glass bangles and Indian bangles have had
many interesting meanings and myths surrounding them over the years.
Lets have some fun exploring a couple, shall we?
Indian Bangles and the Honeymoon
Indian wedding preparations will often include a bride's best friend
or sister helping her put on the smallest glass bangles possible.
Luxurious hand massages and scented oils are used to be able to put
on bangles that otherwise would be too small. The smaller the
bangles around your wrist, the less likely they are to break.
Why all this work? The saying goes that the honeymoon lasts
until the last glass bangle breaks.
Glass Bangles, Husbands, and Luck
Often you will see Indian women wearing huge armfuls of glass
bangles, even while doing day-to-day chores. It is said that
bangles bring safety and luck to ones husband. If a woman
breaks glass bangles (especially a large amount of them) her husband
is in danger.
With all that power a woman and her bangles wield, a husband
better be on his best behavior if he knows what's good for him!
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by Jody Rogers for Beachcombers Bazaar |
 Karwa
Chuth Indian Celebration
This traditional Indian holiday is a celebration many Indian women
participate in every year that honors their husbands and their
god-sisters.
Many years ago before telephones, cars, and trains, when Indian
women married, they went to live with their new husband and their
in-laws. This often meant leaving their friends and family far
behind, leaving the girl without a confidant to talk to and help
work out issues with her new family. To ease this transition,
during the marriage ceremony another bond was sanctified between the
bride and another women who would become the bride's life long
god-sister or god-friend.
The women would become sisters and best friends, giving the new
bride a means to have someone close to confide her worries and hopes
in privacy and confidence. Karwa Chuth originally was a
celebration of this relationship between women and the marriage that
brought them together. They would exchange gifts of food,
glass bangles,
henna, and
bindi, and rejoice in each other's company
along with the loving happy relationship between husband and wife.
The bride's in-laws would also give her gifts (glass bangles being a
must) on this day to
celebrate the good fortune of having a kind and loving
daughter-in-law, and to show how much they love her.
As the necessity of god-sisters has waned, the Karwa Chuth
celebration has gravitated more towards celebrating the well-being,
prosperity, and longevity of a woman's husband. A day long
fast, from sun up to sun down, and prayer accompany the tradition of
gifts. The fast comes from
the Story of Queen Veeravati who both accidentally cursed and
revived her husband with the help of Goddess Parvati.
For much more information on the Karwa Chuth celebration visit
the official
website.
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by Jody Rogers for Beachcombers Bazaar |
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