Anklet

An anklet, also called ankle bracelets, is a piece of jewelry that is worn around the ankle. It is now worn mainly by women.

In India, traditionally wore only married women anklets. Ghungru ( hindi and marathi, similar to other North Indian languages ​​, Sanskrit ghuhghuru ) are anklets with bells that have been known since ancient Indian times. They are worn by male and female actors in Indian dances and percussive used to emphasize the rhythm of the accompanying music. In South India, anklets are called gejje ( kannada ), gejjai ( tamil ) and gejjalu ( telugu ).

In Arabic, anklets hot Halhal (Pl. ḫalāḫil ). They also take care of some woman dances in North African countries for the rhythm, about the fertility dance Abdaoui in the northeast of Algeria.