Wholesale Silver Metal Prayer Beads Ethiopia

Ethiopian Silver Prayer beads are used to count blessings and to thank animals, plants, and minerals of the Earth during prayer. The Oromo and Amhara tribes in particular still concentrate their faiths on naturism and holistic spirituality. Among the tribes, it is believed that every solid object contains a spirit and wearers use their prayer beads to ward off harmful spirits. Ethiopian Silver Prayer beads are also used during thanksgiving, repentance, and rites of passage, the Eid Al-Fitr, and Ramadan serving as examples. The picture is an example-yours will be very similar. This strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn "as is," the string holding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you restring the beads before wearing them. Strand Length: 28 inches (includes string/raffia). 4-inch pendant with tassel. Bead Size: 9-13 mm diameter. See picture with penny for size comparison (US penny is 19 mm diameter) 134030