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Return of the Red String
Thursday August 16, 2007

Nicole Richie at the 14th Annual Race to Erase MS themed "Dance to Erase MS" in Century City, CA. April 14, 2007.
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Celebs are seeing red again!

Nicole Richie and High School Musical star Zac Efron are among several stars like Lauren Conrad who have recently been spotted sporting crimson-colored bracelets that look a lot like the red kabbalah string Madonna made famous a few years ago.

So is the trend making a comeback?

Richie’s and Conrad’s strings each have a charm of a hand on them called a “hamsa,” explains Rabbi Shmuley Boteach of TLC’s Shalom in the Home.

“It’s a kabbalistic symbol. Wearing it is meant to bring down God’s mercy and kindness.”

But a rep for Efron, 19 (who’s girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, 18 also wears one), tells Us his bracelet “is not a kabbalah string. “There’s no religious meaning to it.”

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29 Comments

3:00 PM Anonymous Says:

Right H A N D Buddhist
Go be monk! Eat Pho, make happy

11:41 PM Anonymous Says:

Hamsa is five in arabic (hamesh in hebrew).
For both jewish people and muslim people the hamsa is a sign of protection and luck.
It dosnt belong to kabala. The origin is mediterranean in general.

12:05 AM Anonymous Says:

All I want is some decent information. That is what the net is for. Not for immature ratbags to insult poeple or their beliefs. Instead of leaving pathetic useless commemnts like "it means your on your rags".
Why don't people leave some valueble, truthful information. Hot mama needs to wear a string around her throat to warn people of her graceless, dirty mouth. Or do you wear the band around your monthlies to warn people you stink between the legs occasionally. ;-)PATHETIC HUMANS. And don't bother replying as I won't be back to read it-ha ;-)

7:05 PM Anonymous Says:

okay seriously, would all of you who are bashing this story rather it have been something trashy? i think it's good that these stars beliefs and how they represent them are getting published. we need some good stories out there.

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4:48 PM Romeo Says:

everyone needs to chill kabbalah isn't even a religion tards and 2nd HAMSA has nothing at all to do with kabbalah its to different things

8:23 PM Anonymous Says:

Worn on the left wrist, a single red string with seven knots is associated with Kabbalah; worn on the right wrist without the multiple knots, it is associated with Hinduism (called Kalava). Alternately, white string is also seen in Buddhism. It sickens me that this is NEWS and FASHION......it takes away from the people who really follow these religions and take the string to be symbolic...

1:55 PM Melania Says:

These Hamsa Hand bracelets are available for the amazing price of $19.00 at www.Fashionbliss.com. I bought mine there and get so many compliments.

11:56 AM Anonymous Says:

I just think it is funny that people like you spend so much of your time complain at others opinions...Here's an idea..get out of your parents basement, make friends and have fun!!!

6:32 PM Emily Says:

i'm glad that the stars are getting into religion, it shows personality and are good role model for little kids. and lauren conrad wears the bracelet because she's christian.

1:20 PM Anonymous Says:

YOU PEOPLE ARE SOOOOOOOO IGNORANT
NOW IS THE KABALAH CENTER ....FOLLOW THE SHEEP
COME ON
FOLLOW KABALAH THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL OCCULT AND BLACK MAGIC
IGNORANTS!!!!!!!!!

10:29 AM Anonymous Says:

THE KABBALAH CENTER IS A CORRUPTED PSEUDO SPIRITUAL PLACE FOR VERY AMBITIOUS POWER PEOPLE LIKE MADONNA WHO IS A POWER HUNGRY REPTILIAN
LOOK AT HER FACE
SHE WAS NOT HAPPY TO GET MATERIAL POWER
SHE WANTS TO CONTROL THE SPIRITUAL WORLD THROUGH CHEAP MAGIC
I HEARD THE RABBIES THERE SAID THAT THEY ONLY WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE " INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE" LIKE IF YOU ARE RICH OR FAMOUS SO THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
KABBALAH IS ALSO THE FOUNDATIONS OF ALL OCCULT WERE LUCIFERIANISM AND BLACK MAGIC AND SATANISM USES THIS KNOWLEDGE AND PHILOSOPHY
MADONNA IS A WICTH
AND HOLLYWOOD IS A PLACE FOR BLACK MAGIC AND CULTURAL BRAINWASHING

8:45 AM Anonymous Says:

can you buy those bracelets in stores? or only online?

11:17 PM Anonymous Says:

seriously you people are clueless.
kabbalah is not a direct religion. it was intended for people of all religion and beliefs, it is a philosophy and a way of life.

1:29 AM Anonymous Says:

If the stars started wearing snotty tissues on chains around their necks, that would become the next "hot trend"

4:50 PM Anonymous Says:

OK- that's really sick that religious beliefs are a "trend."

2:50 PM Stacie Says:

1:22 PM Anonymous Says:

It is...but who is REALLY surprised? Every bachelor has broken up or called off their engagement. It's pretty much par for the course with that show now.

Sounds like they just needed a filler story.

2:43 PM Anonymous Says:

They sell those strings or whatever at Claires and Icing. I think it's a little strange that teen agers see Holyweird doing it then, it's fashion. Kids want to buy and wear red strings because they think it's cool. Bring back prayer in school please!

2:42 PM PrettyGuy Says:

Thats nothing new!!

2:06 PM Megmamegmeg Says:

no one mentions that pro-anas wear red bracelets, too... ?

1:43 PM Ellie Says:

Again, it makes me sad that US thinks that this is news. NO ONE CARES!

1:40 PM finn Says:

The red bracelet is the Madonna Kabbalah thing. Isn't it nice how sometimes its cool to wear a big crucifix or a red bracelet. Hollywood is so dumb.

1:30 PM Jay Says:

yet another pointless story....

haha, seriously, who cares.

1:22 PM Anonymous Says:

Yeah, why aren't they talking about the important stuff, like the fact that Andy the Bachelor and Tessa broke off their engagement? Now, that's gossip!

1:21 PM Anonymous Says:

RIGHT HAND - HAMSA BRACELET (With the Hamsa Charm)

LEFT HAND - KABALLAH BRACELET (usually with 7 knots)

Dummies like Lauren Conrad and Lindsey Lohan wear the their hamsa bracelet on the left hand....STUPID!!!!!!

1:17 PM Anonymous Says:

hamsa is not a kabbalah thing - it's originally an arab thing (for the arab number 5 - and represents the hand). It has been adopted by the Israelis/jewish people. It's a good luck symbol, equiv. to the horseshoe

1:16 PM Anonymous Says:

yawn...well it least its not another story about Britney...but they will probably have another one tomorrow about whatever mess she was wearing today or tonight

1:12 PM Anonymous Says:

people like to wear red bracelets, wow

1:11 PM Hot mama Says:

The red string just means you're on the rag. I wear it every month.

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