Iranian Wedding Bangles And Bracelet Collection 127

Iranian Wedding Bangles And Bracelet Collection.  

By Samina Aamir 

During one of my lectures on Sociology of India in my first year in college, our teacher explained the actual symbolic meaning of bangles. They actually symbolised shackles or handcuffs. In ancient societies, many tribes or clans had antagonistic relations with each other. Hence, wars were waged and territories taken over etc. Women were also captured and taken to the men’s land to serve as concubines or in some cases, wives. This was done because:-

(a) Marrying within your own clan was not advisable as it was considered incest, your clanswomen being your ‘sisters’.