Young Curly Brunette Girl With A Bracelet Reveals Her Blue Bikini On The Rocky Shore At The Sea

In Greece a similar tradition, weaving a bracelet from red and white string on the first day of March and wearing it till the end of summer, is called "Martis" and is considered to help protect the wearer's skin from the strong Greek sun.
In some parts of India, the number and type of bangles worn by a woman denotes her marital status.
Taken in the plural, bracelets is often used as slang for handcuffs.