Since early November I’ve been wearing one of the above wristbands (in green and yellow), which was a present from Brazil. It says “lembran�a do senhor do bonfim da bahia”, which means “Souvenir of Our Lord of a Good End of Bahia”. Senhor do Bonfim is apparently one of the names used for Jesus. Bahia is a region in Brazil.
Anyway, the idea is that you tie three knots when you put the band on, and for each knot you make a wish. Then you wait for it to fall off, you throw it in the sea, and your wishes are granted! As I said, I’ve had mine on since November, just waiting for it to fall off; when it was given to me, I was told that they stay on for up to a year. Mine’s fading already, and a bit tatty in places (I think it’s because I wash so regularly). It’s getting pretty annoying, though.
Posted by bluemeanie at 12/04/2006 at 08:00 AM.
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If you were to take it off, or break it deliberately, would that be bad luck or would you just lose the opportunity to make a wish?
Posted by
mojo on 12/04/2006 at 05:05 PM
Well it’s not like a chain letter, so you don’t get bad luck, your wishes don’t come true. I realised something about wishes, actually: we never wish for when we want the wish fulfilled by (at least I don’t); so by wishing for an end to world hunger, you don’t actually know if it comes true if it comes true after you are dead, if you know what I mean. I think I’ll start including a use-by date.
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bluemeanie on 13/04/2006 at 12:45 AM
Can anyone tell me where you get these bands from??? I am in the UK and woke up the other morning with one of these around my wrist.. I would love to get more if possible. Can anyone help me out???
Posted by
Chavez420 on 11/08/2006 at 01:39 PM
Ha, ha!
(“woke up the other morning with one of these around my wrist”)
Scarlett got hers from a friend at school. Scarlett is going to Brazil on 18 August, so I think she may bring some back with her… Let’s see what she says.
Posted by
bigblue on 12/08/2006 at 01:24 AM
well if Scarlett could bring me some back it would be greatly appreciated. Get them on ebay 
Posted by
Chavez420 on 12/08/2006 at 10:56 AM
Buy your wristbands on EBay!
Posted by
bigblue on 06/02/2007 at 12:23 AM
I think everyone should have one.
Posted by
Chavez420 on 06/02/2007 at 10:02 PM
rofl to it getting annoying
I was just thinking that but I guess it enforces the idea that your dreams take long time to develop and mature.. my buddy at this [deleted] site said it took him 2 years for his dream…so one isn’t too bad
; hope all yours come true when the time is right.
Posted by
Adema on 11/03/2008 at 07:56 PM
I have deleted a comment by Adema for constituting a gratuitous link to a gaming website.
Posted by
bigblue on 11/03/2008 at 10:23 PM
I never knew that bands has these much stories in it. Anyways great and interesting post.
Posted by
cricketgal on 14/07/2008 at 12:15 PM