Waist beads which is called jigida in the northern part, Bebedi in yoruba land and Ileke idi in igbo land is often worn by African women and it holds certain fascination for many. The wearing of waist beads is thought to be obscene,local and primitive.Most parents doesn't allow their young ones to wear them because it is seen as something dirty which is meant for ladies or children with no moral upbringing, it is believed that whoever wears them is wayward and is trying desperately to attract men with it. This misconception has not discouraged the lovers of waist beads in the sense that they still holds a special admiration for it... I grew up to see waist bead as something that is fetish and diabolic but seeing many ladies wearing it as a new trend these day, I decided to carry out an indepth research to know the reasons why most of them wear it.
WHY MOST LADIES WEAR WAIST BEADS.
BODY SHAPING :many women use waist beads as an instrument for body shaping. The beads are used to alert them of their weight loss or gain,the bead roll lower on the waist once you loss weight and becomes tighter or higher on your waist once you gain weight.
According to Aisha an Hausa woman who sells waist bead she said "waist bead is good for women who wants to maintain her shape after child birth and for women who want to broaden their hips...

SEDUCTION: waist bead can also be worn for seduction,some waist bead posses intimate appeal and can provoke desire. Wives in the olden days often lure their husbands with rattle of beads or use them as a means to communicate the fertility at certain time of the month...
According to Tope a Yoruba woman she said "waist beads(Bebedi) in Yoruba land enhances a woman's beauty she also said that some waist beads has the ability to stir up deep erotic feelings in men,sexual pleasure is heightened when men see waist beads resting seductively on a woman's hips...


To read more about this check the comment box

mickyglam:
Waist beads which is called jigida in the northern part, Bebedi in yoruba land and [/b]Ileke idi[b] in igbo land is often worn by African women and it holds certain fascination for many. The wearing of waist beads is thought to be obscene,local and primitive.Most parents doesn't allow their young ones to wear them because it is seen as something dirty which is meant for ladies or children with no moral upbringing, it is believed that whoever wears them is wayward and is trying desperately to attract men with it. This misconception has not discouraged the lovers of waist beads in the sense that they still holds a special admiration for it... I grew up to see waist bead as something that is fetish and diabolic but seeing many ladies wearing it as a new trend these day, I decided to carry out an indepth research to know the reasons why most of them wear it.
WHY MOST LADIES WEAR WAIST BEADS.
BODY SHAPING :many women use waist beads as an instrument for body shaping. The beads are used to alert them of their weight loss or gain,the bead roll lower on the waist once you loss weight and becomes tighter or higher on your waist once you gain weight.
According to Aisha an Hausa woman who sells waist bead she said "waist bead is good for women who wants to maintain her shape after child birth and for women who want to broaden their hips...

SEDUCTION: waist bead can also be worn for seduction,some waist bead posses intimate appeal and can provoke desire. Wives in the olden days often lure their husbands with rattle of beads or use them as a means to communicate the fertility at certain time of the month...
According to Tope a Yoruba woman she said "waist beads(Bebedi) in Yoruba land enhances a woman's beauty she also said that some waist beads has the ability to stir up deep erotic feelings in men,sexual pleasure is heightened when men see waist beads resting seductively on a woman's hips...


To read more about this check the comment box

This is not an igbo word it's a yoruba word. Both "bebedi" and "Ileke idi".

niyot124:



This is not an igbo word it's a yoruba word. Both "bebedi" and "Ileke idi".

Do you fancy it?

Earthbound:

Do you fancy it?

Actually just thinking of getting it

niyot124:


Actually just thinking of getting it

They're so hottt

Earthbound:

They're so hottt

Yeah. But a lot of people have misconceptions about ladies that wear it

niyot124:


Yeah. But a lot of people have misconceptions about ladies that wear it

Such as?

Earthbound:

Such as?

Things like ladies that wear it are hoeloshos and all etc

niyot124:


Things like ladies that wear it are hoeloshos and all etc

That's not true. Some women wear it from birth. It's an African identity

Earthbound:

That's not true. Some women wear it from birth. It's an African identity

Sure thang