Anklets have become a thing of curiosity lately, and this curiosity is due to their growing popularity.
You must have noticed that several women are seen sporting this jewelry, and they look quite stunning in it.
However, the suspicious lot can’t help but wonder if this piece of jewelry has any significance.
There have been many speculations about its meaning, some quite foolish and some of little significance.
But this writer is here to educate you on the real cultural significance of an Anklet.
Source: New Fashion Trend
What Does Wearing an Anklet Mean?
An anklet or a leg chain holds varying meanings in many cultures.
For example, in the Igbo culture, Igbo mothers of old wore anklets made of corals, cowries, ivory or bronze on their legs;
sometimes, these anklets would be as many and as thick as metal bands, and they did this to flaunt the wealth of their husbands.
It was used as a symbol of social status in ancient times.
Anklets are also used in traditional dances; dancers in the Nigerian culture wrap these anklets around their legs, so the anklets are enforced with bells chiming along with them as they dance, adding to the rhythm of the music.
Anklets are among the oldest jewels—as old as the Egyptian pyramids, because even Ancient Egyptian women wore them, and they were called ‘Khalakheel.’
To them, it was also an indicator of social status. While many women wore anklets made of leather or wood, women of higher social status wore anklets with gemstones or valuable metals.
In modern times, anklets are associated with themes like beauty and femininity. In many cultures, anklets are believed to ward off bad luck and evil spirits; some even claim that they bring about good fortune.
Jewelry and sentimentality
Jewelry, necklaces, rings, and even tiaras can all have attached sentiments to them.
For example, the evil eye necklace was widely believed among the Turks and Greeks, yet it is still jewelry with sentiments and beliefs attached to it.
An Anklet, no matter its design or make, is simply a piece of jewelry. The wearer decides what sentiments to attach to it.
So ask yourself this question: “What does my anklet mean?” Is your anklet simply a fashion statement, or is it something more? That is left for you to decide and no one else.
