Dear Abby: According to an ancient Chinese belief, the wearing of an earring in the left ear symbolizes that that person`s life has been endangered, and to prevent a recurrence, an earring is worn. It is supposedly protection against bad luck.
Q. What is the purpose of earrings?
In many cultures and contexts, earrings have traditionally been worn as symbols of cultural or tribal identity, as markers of age, marital status, or rank, or because they are believed to have protective or medicinal powers.
Q. Why did sailors get their ears pierced?
Earrings were given to young sailors to commemorate their first crossing of the equator, or when they rounded the treacherous waters of Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America. But earrings made of silver or gold were worth enough to pay for a sailor’s funeral if his body washed ashore.
Q. What does it mean dreaming of earrings?
Dreams about earrings symbolize reputation, success, new opportunities, increase of income, fortunate circumstances, etc. Dreams about earrings are often a sign of unexpected gains and happiness.
Q. What does it mean to dream about diamond earrings?
Dream of diamond earrings The dream of wearing or seeing a diamond earring signifies that you will soon get proper recognition. It can happen at your workplace or even in your personal life. Someone essential to you will respect you, and you must be very careful.
Q. What does it mean to dream of pearl earrings?
Earrings with pearls are a sign of mutual sympathy. If this image was seen by a young girl, she can be expecting love confession, marriage proposal and wedding. A dream about pearl earrings is a favorable sign for married people as well. It predicts good atmosphere in the family and harmony in relations.
Q. What do bar earrings mean?
Bar stud earrings tend to be smaller and shorter than drop bar earrings. Their subtle design means that the connection is hidden from the front, giving the impression that the earring is floating on the surface of your skin. Drop bar earrings suspend below the earlobe to give a playful sense of movement.
Q. What does gifting jewelry mean?
Giving jewelry means giving something that makes people feel beautiful, important, and desired. Even as a platonic gift, jewels awaken one’s identity, making them happy when they wear it.
Q. What side should a man wear a earring?
Which side do straight guys wear earrings? There is no difference between wearing an earring in the left or the right ear nowadays. But, back in the ’80s, the majority of straight American men chose to have the left ear pierced, whereas gay men preferred to get the right ear pierced.
