Have you seen a couple of pretty girls wearing waist beads? And you have wondered what it could mean.



In fact there was a time I invited a lady over to my house, as we were about to begin doing the thing, she removed her clothes and I ran away immediately I saw her waist beads. She explained it's only for fashion but I couldn't believe her. To me, she belonged to one spiritual organization or the other.

In Africa, we have looked at ladies who bear those beads to be wayward and immoral.

In this article, I will be revealing the truth behind wearing of waist beads by ladies.




There are numerous reasons why ladies wear beads. Some ladies believe it helps them maintain their shape.

In Ghana traditional culture, women wear beads to hold firm their menstrual cloth or pad.

Other Traditional reasons why women wear beads

1. Some Ladies wear it as a symbol to show femininity and sensuality.

2. In some African traditions, women are only allowed to wear beads when they of marriageable age. Men will see those beads and know they have reached age of marriage.

3. Some waist beads have bells on them, this shows that the woman or lady is still a virgin.

4. Waist beads are worn on babies during naming ceremony to mark their waistline and hip's 


5. Some ladies wear it to measure their weight. With these, the woman will know when she is adding weight especially on her hips. When her hip increases, the bead tends to climb up to her stomach or gets cut. As she loses weight, the bead falls back on her hips. They use it to control their weight.
6. Some beads are added ailments, precious stones and healing qualities, etc. These qualities show powers, love, metaphysical forces etc.
7. Some female herbalists hide their spiritual powers in their waist beads.




Modern Reasons why women wear beads .

Some of Our Modern Girls especially celebrities don't know the reason behind waist beads. Generally, our girls today wear it for the following reasons.
1. Just for beautification and fashion. Most of celebrities wear it because it looks good on them.
2. They wear it to show they are prostitutes or runs girls. The beads serve as their marketing tool same as anklet.
3. Most girls today wear it as juju to prevent yahoo boys or Ritualists from using them during love making.
4. Others just wear it for wearing sake, maybe they saw someone with it and that's all.
5. Only few ladies today wear if to measure their weight.


Now you have known the truth about the wearing of waist beads. Before you crucify anyone wearing it try to find out the reasons behind it.

Would you allow your girlfriend or wife or sister to wear for whatsoever reason?