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Wearing waist beads has steadily come to be considered fashionable over the years.
Although it has long been a part of African tradition, many more people now are in love with the idea of wearing them themselves or seeing someone they care about do so.
Waist beads are ornamental items that are strung on a wire or fish line from cowries, priceless shells, jewels, pearls, or small metal bits (not the one used for fishing). These waist beads come in different lengths, waist sizes, colours, and shapes and could be worn in single strands or multiple strands as they sit beautifully on the waist of the wearer.
As was previously said, waist beads have long been a part of African culture, particularly that of West Africa. In the past, waist beads were worn in Nigeria as a representation of spirituality, femininity, sensuality, growth, and fertility. It is a sign of a young girl’s coming of age and rite of passage in Ghana, and it typically serves as evidence of her s@xual maturity. It also aids in emphasizing the waist, giving the body a smaller frame.
