What is Your Stake on WAIST BEADS?

Waist Bead is one of the old Fashions that has refused to go extinct as it is seen all over the world and across most continents. A good number of people especially young maidens still Wears beads on their waist. 

Some Men would also think of it as a sex appeal material for ladies and they really finds it interesting on their waist, Mr kolawole said.

According to report from Leadership.ng, they gathered reports from several users of the Bead and made a conclusion that its a cultural old fashioned thing that cannot go extinct. 

RESPONSE FROM PEOPLE AROUND ON WAIST BEADS

Lets see ,some the response from the people they interviews as your own views too can bring out a final conclusion:

Priscila Adogu, who wears beads around her waist, says, “I started wearing beads from my secondary school days. I heard a friend who wore it and whenever she walks, I used to admire her. From there, I picked the habit. Though these days, I hardly wear it but I still love the way it made me feel. Some men also like to see their women wear it. Though some wear it as protection, some of us wear it just for the fun of it.”

Mama Ladi, an aged grandmother who wears beads also stated that, “In our days, any girl that does not wear beads is regarded as not beautiful. We used to compete to see who will wear it best. If you want to be nasty to your friend or if you quarrel then, the worst thing you can do is to cut somebody’s beads. I am surprised these days, young girls don’t bother about it. It is good for the woman who wants to maintain her shape after child birth and for ladies who want to broaden their hips. The waist beads can evoke deep sexual emotion. In our time, suitors who want to marry a young girl will bring beautiful gifts of beads for her. They will include the earrings, necklaces and waist beads. We also use beads then to know our weight especially after we have given birth. It helps us control our weight. Some waist beads are also used to cure sickness. Waist beads are used to maintain the figure or shape it. It is a traditional female beauty enhancer; they are worn to accentuate feminism and beauty; it seeks to draw the attention of the opposite sex to the woman’s hips, bum, thighs and movement. In our time, the waist beads prove your purity and maturity.

Adeyinka Adepuju, a bead seller said the Yoruba women adore waist beads because it enhances their beauty and also bring out their sexual appeal. “We also used it for birth control; the lagidigba, as we call it in Yoruba language, is bought form local or traditional healers who will mix it with some concoctions and once a woman wears it, she can control her man except if she wants to be pregnant. It can help her in the place of family planning. We believe that the waist beads can make the woman’s hips to shake and when it does, it entices the man. The waist bead is also used by Ifa priest and other traditional worshippers in Yoruba land. The traditionalist also use the beads as a protection against ‘spirits’

Binta Ma’aji, a local food vendor in Garki stated, “The bead is worn by women in the north as part of beauty adornment. Jigida is used to enhance. Any lady that wears jigida in the north is because she wants to draw attention to her hips. I love it because it makes you feel special and it can drive some men crazy. Though the style is fading away but some women still wear it especially in the core north. It is basically used to arouse the men.”

Henrietta Imoukhuede, a bead seller at Wuse Market in Abuja, on her part said, “Waist beads are not particular to just some people. I believe every tribe uses it in one way or the other. I know of a place in the South/south that uses it to cover their private parts. Some women wear it to show that they are powerful because they lace it with charms. I personally don’t believe it is every woman that wears ordinary beads.

Also it is seen amongst the Americans and Westerners, of which Indians made it a point of beauty in their daily dressings and weddings.

Now let's hear your own view too as i find the topic interesting and culture rejuvenating.

Source: Leadership.ng