What Anklets "leg chain" really signifies.
Through history, anklets have meant different things to different people First, what is an anklet? An anklet is a piece of jewellery — usually a chain or beads or both — that fashionable women ordinarily wear around their ankles as a fashion statement. Nigerians sometimes call it, ‘leg chain’ or ‘ankle chain’. It is also sometimes called ‘ankle bracelet’ in pop culture terms. They also usually come in different forms. Through history however, anklets have connoted different meanings to different cultures and yes, it does mean promiscuity to some cultures — ancient or contemporary times. Earliest usage While Egypt is usually credited as the first ground of usage, India seems the first major ground for accepted usage as part of the pattilu, payal or nupu. It is also called Paujinupur or the padapadma. Early history documents the Silappatikaram, a first-century story of the anklet and Rajasthani women were also heavy anklet users. Traditionally, to the Odisha pe...