Red strings

[deebama]

What is the red string wearing thing? There is a woman that runs the Subway I frequent and she wears a red string on her wrist. What is it about?:scratch

[steve53]

From Wikipedia

Wearing a thin red string (as a type of talisman) is a custom, popularly thought to be associated with Judaism's Kabbalah, in order to ward off misfortune brought about by an "evil eye" (עין הרע in Hebrew). In Yiddish the red string is called a roite bindele.

The red string itself is usually made from thin red wool thread. It is worn, or tied, as a type of bracelet or "band" on the left wrist of the wearer (the receiving side).






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_string_(Kabbalah)

[Rinji]

It can mean other things.

If its' red and looks like a friendship bracelet, it could mean she's has Anorexia, even if she isn't skinny.

Look up pro-ana red bracelets.
Pro-mia(bulimia) is a blue bracelet.

It's often used a a way for Pro-Ana's to identify each other. Many of the sites say it's for support, but if you delve deeper, it's really to help you find a buddy with the same life style, and possibly even help you lose weight.

Unfortunately, many of these sites fly under the guise that they are for support and help. There are a few which are, but get into the web rings and you'll soon find many that are not. The lines between a good site and a bad are really blurred.

If it's an older woman, I wouldn't worry as much, the red bracelet project is more for girls that are internet savay. I'd just keep this in mind if you have any daughters!

[Candi]

It may not mean anything at all...

The first thought that came to my mind was a scarlet thread...

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by … and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. Joshua 2:18-19

Rahab, the woman spoken to in this passage, was a harlot in the city of Jericho. As the Israelites came to possess the land, her city was destined for destruction—and she along with it. But she was delivered, and her life transformed, simply by tying a scarlet cord in her window.

This cord represented the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and it pointed toward the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. In fact, all of the Bible is about Jesus Christ and His blood redemption, and you will find this scarlet thread throughout the Word of God.

[6stringedsignseeker]

It may not mean anything at all...

The first thought that came to my mind was a scarlet thread...

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by … and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. Joshua 2:18-19

Rahab, the woman spoken to in this passage, was a harlot in the city of Jericho. As the Israelites came to possess the land, her city was destined for destruction—and she along with it. But she was delivered, and her life transformed, simply by tying a scarlet cord in her window.

This cord represented the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and it pointed toward the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. In fact, all of the Bible is about Jesus Christ and His blood redemption, and you will find this scarlet thread throughout the Word of God.Hey that's kind of interesting... could you post or pm me the verses in the bible where this scarlet thread is located? I think it would make for a pretty cool study.