Did you know that glass has a major component of sand in it?

Do you know how bangles are traditionally made in India? If not, then see how people in Awagarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, make glass bangles in a small furnace.

According to Wikipedia:

"Bangles or Churi are traditional ornaments worn mostly by South Asian women, especially Hindus. They are worn after marriage to signify matrimony. It is tradition that the bride will try to wear as many small glass bangles as possible at her wedding and the honeymoon will end when the last bangle breaks.

Some men wear a single bangle on the arm or wrist called as kada or kara. In Sikhism, The father of a Sikh bride will give the groom a gold ring, a kara (steel or iron bangle), and a mohra. Chooda is a kind of bangle that is worn by Punjabi women on her wedding day. It is a set of white and red bangles with stone work. According to tradition, a woman is not supposed to buy the bangles she will wear."

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