Real Meaning Behind Waist Beads | Localish 

Thanks for explaining! :)

Thank you for your explanation of the waist beads.

Thank you ❤️

Thanks so much for explanation of them

Thank you

I think this was so interesting and thank you so much for sharing. I think that black people have such interesting traditions, all of the diaspora of black culture is so rich and our traditions are so cool, interesting, and diverse ❤. I'm African American and my grandmother who was Half African American (with a splash of French due to slavery Im sure 🙄😒) and half Native American (Her mom was a black Cherokee) from the south here in the USA and had some very interesting traditions and rituals. The way your grandmother taught you to dispose of the beads is similar to the practice my grandmother taught me about disposing of hair when you comb or brush shed hair, she told me you never throw it away in the trashcan as is, because people (Or animals) could get a hold of it and do bad things with your hair (☝🏿😆 the people not the animals...although she said if animals get it particularly like birds or something of that nature it would give you a headache, but the people on the other hand could use it to put spells or a hex on you.). So whenever my mother did my grandmas hair she would have either me or my mom burn it and discard the ashes in a way where they wouldn't be gotten hold of. A lot of hers had to do with not leaving shed parts of yourself for others to get a hold of cause she was convinced that people could do things with them and also personal belongings.

I'm from ivory coast and my mother told me the exact same thing

@@stashar.4535 Wow...its amazing how wonderful we are as a people no matter our race or culture

@@Inka_Morrisson oh that's soo amazing to know. Thank u for sharing

@@stashar.4535 wow about the hair thing it is just like my tribe in Congo. Same for nails

Exactly 😆

And never mentioned which countries or tribes...

Precisely 🙄

Exactly what I was thinking

You could also do the research yourselves

it’s really sad how they white washed this beautiful culture.

Agreed. It is a secret thing but now it's trendy like braids. We can't have anything

Paige Queen B right like i’m white and i saw waist beads everywhere so i looked it up and saw it was a huge part of african culture so i educated myself and didn’t wear them because it is not my culture to show off. that is what everybody who isn’t part of this culture should be doing

I saw a TikTok of a girl thinking she invented waist beads

Right

I’m Gambian!!!! That’s such a beautiful gesture from ur sister in law. Hope u have a happy and fulfilled marriage girl!

I Gambian too. Nagadef? I have som many of these lol lowbeh la

I am Gambian too, and I have so many of these.

Do you only wear them once, or can you wear them multiple times? Do you take them off at the end of the day?

@@memefaison6007 you don't take them off. Beads are also good because they give your body nice shape and prevents your waist from growing wider.

@@james3231 how do you shower with them and change clothes

:-D :-D :-D

@Siobhan Fogarty lol

Wow, thank you 🙏🏽

Which color keeps evil spirits away from the womb?

Ty❤

Does this do anything for shrinking your waist...or are there any particular ones that do so?

And maintaining your curve too.

It’s not supposed to be seen at all.

@@nessparadis6948 Ok but whyyyy? Is the question? Is it sexual? Or forbidden?

@@magicallyme96 Both! Different colors mean different things. In my culture the black ones are forbidden, the colorful ones are usually put on babies to repel bad energy. Grown women wear them for fertility and sensuality reasons. They are only worn under clothes.

@@actualwakandangirl7121 thank you. I can feel the seriousness of this when you are explaining!!

I wear mine over my clothes. Get lots of compliments

But you know the women with no color will steal them and call it their own 😥

I do feel like gatekeeping this tradition for ourselves.

Yes. Waistbeads are like lingerie.

Yes private. It is very private to wear them and to show them. For u alone or u and ur mate.

Nothing wrong with gatekeeping. We need to keep more gates. But we have to avoid the temptation of money. The more we keep it for ourselves the more they will offer.

If you are grown does it still shape the body

@@selvision idk if it will do much but my mom still wears hers

@@tracywestwood9338 honestly there is no scientific proof of that. But when you wear it, it gives this feminine aura. It's a good feeling and it does make your waist look delicate. You can wear it but I can't guarantee it will give a "feminine shape".

So, I'm African American. I'm recently learning more about my African ancestors and have just a little while ago learned about waistbeads. I want to learn more and I want to make my own but is it ok to wear them on the outside of your clothes? I saw some comments that said they should not be seen

@@nightlingsalad it’s best if african waist beads are not shown bc of its spiritual purposes. but ik that african americans also have cultural waist beads tied to them and they show theres. so honestly you can wear both

Such ignorant statement. It shows how unexposed and uneducated you are. Stolen, stolen, stolen.... Travel round the wirld and you’d be blown away. It’s unfortunate that people think the world starts and ends with the Transatlantic Slave Trade or the exchange of Africa and Europe. As if other places don’t have culture ir Africa hasn’t taken from other places.

@@elizabethudoudo what does Africa have to take from any country? we are the blueprint! the creators! The inovators! Without us knowing what we know from the mainland The Wytes wouldn’t even know how to walk on all 4’s and Clean Themselves I know it hurts to hear but. 🤷🏾‍♀️. 💁🏾‍♀️👑

@@elizabethudoudo You’re the one who’s ignorant! About history ESPECIALLY. Many things were stolen and claimed to be created, invented by others, particularly AFRICAN culture. Yeah, it didn’t start with the Transatlantic slave trade. It was going on LONG BEFORE THAT - FROM AFRICA. Even the original children of the Most High had their IDENTITY STOLEN by ppl who claim to be them TODAY, for CENTURIES. WTH UP, stop down playing your CONTINENT’S GREATNESS & learn your history.

@@Drkbtterfly13th We ARE the blueprint! I love ❤️ it!

India has a rich culture of its own. And it was a pivotal landmark of international trade throughout history. It’s only natural that certain foreign cultural aspect can be adapted through foreign merchants, and early settlers. India doesn’t need to steal any culture. It’s a cultural hub of its own 😂 FYI I’m not even Indian, if you think I’m being biased. It is ignorant to include a country so rich in culture and history to your list. India is actually a country that a lot of other cultures stole both material and culture from.

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I agree, it wasn't explained very well.

okay so witchcraft. Expected.. thanks

@@rachel.shakira lol sure.. but perceptions on that will vary 😊

@@amEAGLEBABY5 Yeah im sure, some are veiled still and some have been removed. Im praying conviction on lost and hardened hearts. Light needs to shine somewhere. God bless.

@@amEAGLEBABY5 Also, research what witchcraft means. Regardless if it rubs you wrong, thats what it is.

Is sad Portuguese’s did some damage in Angola and even erase Mamés

They're demonic.

@@KingofgraceSARA lmao enjoy that colonizer religion.

@@KingofgraceSARA they're plastic or rocks on a string 🙄

Before talk about colonize religion look up the traditions your ancestors use to do and continue to do in Africa tribes . Breast ironing, mulating female genitals etc.

@@Maz-zb9uf I don't do tradition and I don't do religion so no neither of these things will advance humanity

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Is it to keep your husband bound to you?

So you Greece wearing African east beads. How you possibly wear it for spiritual reason other then African spirituality. Of course you wearing it for waist training. And also getting it from a party wow Some about culture appropriate as you can get it

@@dddd5989 yes because I am half Greek and half Black. I am very aware of their origin and both cultures I embrace. Spirituality has no denomination and love has no race, color etc. I am what I am and wanted to share my story, stay blessed😇

@@MsAthena681 you clearly anit black. You can’t even mention which African country your so called black is at. Every mix black Africans will always mention where there family from and I can tell you don’t have half black Africans family from that uneducated comments. You clearly don’t embrace the culture but use it as fashion simple as that.

@@dddd5989 again stay blessed!

You can use them to track your weight easily. If you put them on now you'll see & feel your progress as you go & they begin to loosen around your waist. When they tighten up you'll know when you have to cut back on the sweets a little too. 😉

Syntheticism, just like the barriers between cultures. There are no cultures only traditions and ideas.

Where in the Caribbean?

How?

That's dark.

@@KingofgraceSARA depends on the perspective 😌

I think you should learn to comprehend better it will help in life

@@terejosh13 the only purpose of this video is to be a trailer kind of deal. All they can do is tease your intrest to do further research

There is no good reason unless you want to be shackled to demons.

@@KingofgraceSARA , what makes you say that?

Ignorance at its highest. That's how culture is lost

Great idea.

Really does!! I’m more conscious of my eating because of them, they also give you motivation

Explain

@@JesusLovesEVERYTHING I think by that this person meant that people don’t usually talk about them because there are supposed to be worn under clothing as a traditional lingerie, i personally wear them because I think it looks nice but at same thing I don’t flaunt them.

@@heidic0355 I bought some from a woman she said to never wear them out.. still dont know why though. At the time I didn't think much of it. I wish I would've cared to ask

@@JesusLovesEVERYTHING I think that’s because since the beads are seen as lingerie if you wore them out some people would think you are trying to be promiscuous. It depends on what your wearing but you typically don’t put them outside of your clothing or let anyone else (besides your significant other) see them.

Exactly!

Maybe she didn't want to show her waist for the video.

It may have been to demonstrate how to wear them . There should have been clarity though.

How can an inanimate object "protect" unless there was some kind of spirit behind it?

@@shalalala868 cool

Hahaha.

They are used for weight loss too as they will become tighter when you gain weight indicating that sis need to slow down

Rt whole reason I watched

@@aurthinadouglas9032 Exactly!!

i think, the meaning is differet in different part of Africa. congolese and I remember as a kid see my nanny wearing one and she told me it was to define her waist (do know if it's true or not). it something that my parnets didn't do si I assume, it's not practise in both their cultures or tribes. there's a documentary I watched yeras ago about some tribes in central africa (could congo, central african republic or cameroon) that wore it for fertility.

@@RDCFemmes Oh okey thanks beauty, I thought the video would have explained the various meanings and significance.

Yes. Wrong title. Nvr touched that part lol

They're not of God!

@@KingofgraceSARA I heard the same...

Yet u worship white jesus

Yes, and we grow up with it till it breaks on its own. It's normally used to give you a nice shape. So when you are a little girl your mama put it around your waist and unlike in the video you wear it underneath your clothes, you don't expose it unless the person is your boyfriend/husband. Cause it's like lingerie .

No problem with sharing culture. The problem arises when ppl take credit for something they didn’t create. And NO, the ppl crying about racism are NOT THE MOST RACIST. Stop parroting msm bs. That is just a way to shut ppl up about REAL RACISM.🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿

Where from Africa are you from?

Say that 🙌🏾🙌🏾

@@jennye3482 don’t mind her they don’t mention their country but we be saying africa

Indeed.

No. They will roll up as the baby grows.

No they just roll up like another comment here. I’m in NYC been wearing waist beads almost 15 years. Some been on me that long while others are new. So many meanings tho. When I was pregnant it just laid on top and rolled down as I lost weight.

Theres a store located in nyc, its called ce ces closet, they get theyre waist beads from nigeria 🇳🇬, try the site thry shipping is wonderful and quality is the best

Y'all didn't pay attention it's in Inglewood CA

Don't you wonder why?

You sleep in them. Actually you never take them off untill you've outgrown them