Women are complicated beings. They do many things that will only leave you wondering why. Women wear waist beads for their own funny reasons. Some don’t have reasons for this but just copy-pasting from what they see others do. Here are crazy reasons women give for wearing waist beads:
Fashion trendLike mentioned above, women are said to be copy-pastes in nature. Any new fashion trend on the market cannot pass them. Women see waist beads as a way of leaving up to the fashion which more stylish and authentic as it brings out the best in them, matching with their dress codes.
As jewelleryMost women wear waist beads just like hand or neck jewels. They are worn to show out the beauty and outfit of a woman. Waist beads can be matched with clothes to make a woman more appealing to the eye or up to standards of a certain event.
Heritage and prideMost of the waist beads women wear are made of Kenyan flag colors. Therefore, women put on these beads to show their love for their country and cultural heritage. Waist beads come in different colors and shapes that clearly distinguish heritages.
Rite of passageMany communities have different rites of passage. In men, circumcision marks passage from a childhood to adulthood while in women wearing of beads marks transition of girls to women. Newly promoted girls will be seen wearing waist beads to show the whole society their transition.
Healing and medicationThere are many things different societies do to protect their people from harm and danger. For some communities, wearing of waist beads keeps them out of harm or charm from evil people. While for other communities, waist beads can heal them from certain illness associated with evil powers.