Why indians wear bangles

The tradition of wearing bangles in India started way back in ancient times. However, even today, women love to wear bangles to enhance their feminine grace and beauty with the help of bangles that are available in various colors and models.

In India and according to the traditions and customs, Wearing bangles is a must for a married women. In some communities there is a belief that golden bangles should not be worn alone, so they are teamed with some glass bangles which symbolizes the well-being of her husband and sons. They keep atleast one bangle to the arm until they wore another set of bangles. According to Sikh tradition, a woman is not supposed to buy the bangles she wears. Bangles are part of traditional Indian jewelry and thus they are still preferred at occasions such as marriages and festivals, though young girls still tend to wear them, and toddlers also sometimes wear bangles, often made of gold or silver.

In Bengal and Odisha, married women wear white bangles made of shells. Bengali bangles made by fusing thin gold strips with handmade crafts on bronze bangle are very special to women in Bengal. The bangles are usually made from metal copper, silver, gold, iron, etc. Archaeologists have excavated bangles made of various metals from various parts of India with highly ornate bangles dating back to the Mauryan Empire and gold bangles excavated from the historic site of Taxila, proving just how far back the tradition goes.

A bronze figure of a dancing girl standing with one arm at her hip, the other arm with a collection of bangles, is a famously known artifact excavated fromMohenjo-Daro, a piece that shows the antiquity and prominence of wrist ornaments in Indian culture. All the pre-Vedic era and post-Vedic era bangles were purely cosmetic until the medieval period. Back during this time, bangles were introduced, tying ritualistic beliefs and considered as a symbol of marriage.

Any material like terracotta, gold, silver, Iron that lent itself to craftsmanship and could be worked on by a smith were used to make bangles and the legacy of wearing bangles was marked in the history of Sindhu Saraswathi civilization.

The legends about bangles are perhaps not as old as the Vedas but might come close with a lot of ancient jewelry dating all the way back containing some form of the bangle and as cultures evolved and transformed bangles have morphed into their own different kinds of roles in different parts of Indian customs. The bridal chooda of Maharashtra is a mix of green glass bangles in odd numbers along with golden ones called patlya and carved kadas another thick type of bangle called tode.

If wearing bangles give so much health benefits then why give this privilege only to women? Why not encourage men also to wear bangles and get health benefits by increased blood circulation and electricity? The only logical reason for Indian making women to weal bangles would be, that they made women a show piece covered in ornaments for simple visual pleasure.

Another reason would be to extract much more gold from the father of the bride. If there are no customs of women wearing bangles, necklaces and other ornaments, then, what other mode, the family of bridegroom will resort to extort more money from the family of brides? You are Just trying to prove every known concept in this blog as a false one. Moreover , please note that i'm just sharing the information and i'm not creating the reasons.

Reasons and Traditions already exists. We Just Lack the elements to understand their relation. Now a days if you want to see 'Men' wearing those.. During the Ancient Times, People Wore it as a tradition I'm not sure how many of them know the real reason but now a days.. Its already mentioned in the post that men do more physical activity and women do less physical activity and have higher chances of getting high blood pressure!!!

Pregnant women wear Bangles because the tinkle of bangles provides acoustic stimuli for the baby and helps in easy delivery. Instead of commenting on the intensions of Sasidharan, you could have answered his questions. You and other have given a few examples of men also wearing bangles in different forms. According to you, this should have given them a calm and quiet, patient personality. Like Sasidharan says, it is common in our tradition to see women as different from men. Along with other dress, they way they wear it, along with ornaments including bangles, is only to increase their beauty.

That is why when we want to tease a man as an powerless, impotent, loser etc. How do you explain this? Traditions are traditions, they can be understood, if you want to, only in that socio-cultural framework.

Physical, physiological and psychological science need not come here. Anger is a normal human emotion. The Sikhs are human too. Some people count from 10 to 0, some people use chemicals but there are better ways. The Sikh bangle is a symbol of God having no beginning or end. Bangle is a circle. The circle has no beginning or end. The rest of the world initially laughed at us when they first encountered Zero.

They said zero has no value. Look who is laughing now!!! If you want more proof I can gladly provide it. Men worked in the farmland. Have you tried working in the field with both hands full of bangles? Bangles are ornaments by both unmarried women and married women in India. Bangles have a long history and are being made from various materials including glass, conch, different metals, gold and ivory.

The traditional bangles of Punjab are made from ivory and those from Bengal are made from conch. Historically, there is strong evidence that Indian women have been adorning their arms with bangles since ancient times. One of the oldest art objects in India, the bronze figurine of a dancing girl excavated at Mohenjo Daro epitomizes the antiquity and the universality of wrist ornaments in India.

The figurine stands in the nude with one arm at her hip, the other arm completely weighted down with a collection of bangles. Even the Yakshinis are depicted wearing bangles. Ancient fragments testify that bangles were made from terracotta, stone, shell, copper, bronze, silver, gold, lac, etc. Bangles are also made of glass. In India, according to customs and traditions, wearing bangles is necessary for a married woman.

In some communities in India, a belief prevails that only golden bangles should not be worn. Further glass bangles should accompany them. Glass bangles are said to be symbolizing the well-being of the husband and the son.

In some communities, women are so superstitious that when changing the bangles they do not remove one bangle to the arm until they wore another set of bangles.

They believe that an empty arm brings bad omen. Thus, it can be safely said that women not wearing bangles in India is frowned upon.

However, things are changing with women entering the work place.