June 2008:When you purchase a Giraffe Hair Bracelet from Authentic Africa you are buying more than a bracelet. You are suppporting the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa! 100% of the money provided by us to our suppler is used to support the effort! From the continent of Africa an old design with a twist! The customary elephant hair strands have been replaced with those of the giraffe. The basic symbolism remains the same. According to a 1200-year-old legend, it is believed that the wearer of such a bracelet would be protected from illness, taken out of harms way and attain great fortune. The three knots on the bracelet represent the Sun, Moon and Earth. The Sun for its positive power, the Moon for the spiritual forces of the night, which have a negative connotation and the Earth for ancestors past and mankind. The strands symbolize the yearly seasons. Moving the knots along the strands is thought to create a balance and blend between earth and nature, thus enabling the wearer to be in sync with nature’s rhythms. Also it is thought that the ancestors would protect the wearer from harm and bad happenings by creating a harmony between the forces of the Sun and Moon, good and bad if you will.The giraffe hair strands are naturally shinier and silkier than that of the elephant which gives the bracelet the appearance of sleek elegance! Our bracelets are finely crafted in the traditional form by using one long hair strand! The bracelet is adjustable. Please click photo for enlargement! See the order button below. When OFFLINE click button to leave a message!
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