Taking a break from the cemetery photos :) Wanted to add some color to the blog. These are rosaries, used while praying. Each one has 99 beads, seperated into 3 by a different bead thus there are 3 groups made of 33 beads each. Our rosaries are often well decorated with bright colors. You can find all kinds of rosaries, the ones made out of gemstones, shiny, matte, glamorous, toned down... Even the ones that have a rose scent to it (Rose is a symbolic flower in Islam). The reason why our rosaries have 99 beads is that in Islam, God has 99 names which are known. So, many many colors and symbolism is tucked into one photo here!
