The Truth About Pearl Superstitions And Beliefs

By Author: May Yeates
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Pearls are considered historically as an ultimate wedding gem, it has been in fact, always been the first wedding jewelry choice for most brides. Pearls are usually associated with weddings because it represents the beauty and purity of a woman.

Originally, this wedding jewelry superstition started in India several years ago when a father collected a lot of pearls from the sea for his daughter’s wedding. And all superstitions and beliefs started from there.

Gemstone superstitions 101

1. One of the most popular superstitions about pearls says that pearls can never be incorporated to engagement rings because it symbolizes tears in the marriage.

2. Brides, on the day of their wedding, were usually warned and cautioned to avoid wearing pearls as people usually associated pearls to tears and sorrow on a bride’s married life.

So clearly, these superstitions about this wedding jewelry have linked pearls as one of the reasons why some women, on their marriage life feel unhappy and unsatisfied. Science has nothing to say about it as of the moment and no life situations have proven the same. On the ...
... brighter side of the picture, not only superstitions but common beliefs about pearls were upheld by many people.

Beliefs on pearls

People have believed many types of superstitions due to the things they see around them. It is never bad to believe those, for in some instances there exists people healed from a certain kind of disease, a person who may have been saved from a certain kind of situation and things like that. Here are some of the few beliefs that people from the old generations have imparted to us.

1. It is believed to bring health, wealth, long life and good luck to its wearer.

2. It also forecasts danger, prevents sickness and death.

3. Some people also believed that it can be used in love potions.

4. Sleeping with a pearl under the pillow was believed to be one of the best ways to have a child.

5. Some people also believed that it treats madness, jaundice, snakes and insect bites and protects divers against sharks.

As a gemstone, wide superstitions were surrounding such. Some started during ancient times and up to now, people continue to believe these superstitions still hold true.

In conclusion

Wedding myths have passed down from generation to generation and probably while many people still believe the same, more generations in the future will surely believe it. Women always want to have a fairytale kind of a wedding; they want it to be perfect because for some of them, it can only happen once in their lives. These superstitions, myths and beliefs have been around maybe because they are meant to warn or to prevent things from happening. In that case however, may we not limit ourselves from doing what we think and know is right.

Pearls, the oldest and most universal of all gems. Even if all else fails, pearls will always stay and be known in the future generations.

“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”

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