Bangles...Chooriyaan
Bangles or “Chooriyan” are part of traditional South Asian jewelry. Desi women love bangles - one of many accessories that are deemed necessary for all women in the Subcontinent. Even poorer women will wear them .These are ornaments worn mainly by women. The bangles are usually worn in pairs, one or more on each arm, and a single bangle is rarely sold. Bangles made from gold are considered the most expensive ones. They are made of numerous other precious as well as non-precious materials such as silver, platinum, glass, wood, ferrous metals, plastic, etc. Most women prefer wearing either gold or glass bangles or both in combination. Bangles made from plastic are slowly replacing those made by glass, but the ones made of glass are still preferred at traditional functions such as marriages and at festivals.
Another factor that adds to the price of the bangles is the artifacts or the work done further on the metal. This includes embroidery or small glass pieces or paintings or even small hangings that are attached to the bangles. The rareness of a color and its unique value also increase the value. Bangles made from lac are one of the oldest ones and among the brittle category too. Lac is clay like material which in molded in hot kilns-like places to make these bangles.
Bangles always reminds me of Chaand Raat [The night before Eid].The most exciting part after keeping all those fasts [Roza] for a month was celebrating Eid and going shopping on Chaand Raat.
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