Friendship bracelets are the symbols of friendship between two or more friends. They are also called “friendship bands” in some countries. Most of the time it is shared between friends without any special occasion because it is sharing feelings between the two and does not require any conditions. They are also presented as gifts on birthdays, friendship days and other special occasions.
As it has worldwide appeal, each country has its own friendship bracelet meanings. In some countries these are called “Friendship Bands” and in some, people just call them “Bands”. There are many variations and meanings of these bracelets. But the purpose is only one “Express feelings of care, love and affection” to some special friend.
If we go into the history of this bracelet, it has very different meanings. The ancient traditions from which these bracelets were created believed in two different meanings:
• A friend gives a friendship bracelet to another friend to fulfill a wish. She ties that bracelet on her wrists. A friend wearing a bracelet makes a wish in the belief that when the bracelet naturally falls off, the wish will come true. This belief still prevails in some countries.
• The other meaning is about the bitterness of friendship, how this sweet relationship turns into a bitter relationship. The point is that when a friend gives a friendship bracelet to another friend and the recipient of the bracelet wears it off without falling off naturally, his friendship will later turn into a bitter relationship.
In today’s world, this concept of desire and bitterness has almost vanished, although it is still prevalent only in a few countries. The whole concept of these bracelets in today’s world is to express. Some people are not very expressive and are quite shy to let their friends know how special they are. Therefore, friendship bracelets are made for shy people to express their feelings by presenting them to their special friends.
Friendship bracelets are believed to be a source of “cotchiness” between two friends. For some reason or misunderstanding, a dispute arises between two friends. In such a situation, one of the parties engages and introduces it to the other upset party to become friends again and forget what happened between them in the past.
There are different meanings prevailing in different regions. In some countries, it is used to express “Eternal Friendship”. In some countries, bracelets are described by their different colors.