The lush vegetation on the male chin has always been the subject of controversy, a symbol of the struggle against the system and a way to interest the female sex. When a beard was forbidden, evil tongues said that the ruler did not grow hair on his cheeks. Mustaches, beards and beards became the cause of war and a symbol of victory.
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And here, we will tell you about the history of how a bearded community developed in different countries, at different times.
Bearded barbarian conquers civilization
The ancient hunter did not even think of removing vegetation from his face. So, shorten a little or braid it so that it does not cling to the bushes. Only shepherds and farmers began to cut hair. The hunters remained a brutal symbol of human victory over the beast in the wild.
What do we know about the beard? Its history resembles a list of sections from a school textbook. How are the epochs divided? Ancient Egypt, Persian Kingdom, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire. And each of these civilizations had its own view of the male beard.
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The first shaving laws were published by the Egyptian pharaohs. Like, a beard is so cool that only the Son of the Sun, a living god, can wear it. The beard has become a symbol of power and belonging to the clan of gods. There were still Jews who did not like to shave. You see why the Egyptians disliked them so much?
Then there were the Greeks. Everything is complicated with them. On the one hand, a beard is a symbol of growing up. Athletes at the Olympics are divided into age groups by the presence of facial hair. And on the other hand, Alexander the Great came and sent everyone to the barber with a sharp razor and long scissors. They say that his beard did not grow, and he was somehow embarrassed against the background of bearded subordinates. Well, they say a lot of bad things about him.
Then the Romans came and began to take everything from the Greeks. To conquer the whole world under the slogan "we bring the light of civilization to barbarians." Everyone shaved like soldiers in the first month of service. Other nations followed them. The Roman citizen had enormous rights and privileges. And with passports then it was difficult. Legionnaires and prefects determined their affiliation not by piece of paper, but by face, by beard. Therefore, the conquered peoples also tried to remove hair from their cheeks.
But this whole Roman Empire ended in one moment. When the different bearded barbarians arrived - Goths, Huns, Vandals and other Lombards.
Bearded Russia and mustached Peter the Great
Apparently, Peter I began his campaign to combat beards with the same goal - to join civilization. After returning from Holland, he everywhere introduced the European fashion for clothes, behavior, appearance: “Boyar cut beards!” And the treasury needed to be replenished. Frigates and guns are expensive. Do you want to shave? Pay from 30 to 100 rubles and get a coin confirming the highest permission to wear a beard.
The controversial decision of the great enlightener. It led to a split in society on religious grounds. Orthodoxy required the wearing of a beard on the same grounds as that of the Jews - a direct indication in the book of Leviticus. Some Orthodox chose to go into the forest or abroad, so as not to take up a razor. Thus, the Old Believers appeared, and the beard in Russia for the first time became a symbol of the struggle with the system, freedom and protest.
And so it went to our days. Fashion changed, men put on stockings or earrings, sometimes even took on powder and wigs. But at all times, only one attribute was regulated by laws at the state level - the length of the beard.
Hipsters vs Lamberjacks
At the end of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st, the beard was not very popular. In the streets it was difficult to meet even an old man with lush vegetation on his chin, to say nothing of youth. Everything changed after 2011, when the revival of the subculture of indi-kids reached its peak. Skinny "bespectacles", owners of multi-million dollar startups, dressed in excess of any style, began to grow beards.
Hipsters profess sophistication in everything from taste to shoelaces from Converse. They believe that contemporary art is dominated by consumer motives. They look to the beginning of the birth of Indy, to the forties of the last century. Their favorite word is vintage. Peering into old photographs, hipsters see bearded young men. Therefore, they refuse to shave on their own and go to the barbershop. To show their commitment to the vintage style of the forties and to protest the demands of society.
At the other extreme of fashion are brutal machos. They look down on hipsters dressed in old things and well-worn sneakers. Macho believe that a man should be the master of his life. Only a person who has independently earned a fortune can be considered completed. These guys profess the style of lamberjacks, that is, lumberjacks. Each element must emphasize masculine power. And in the center of the composition is a beard.
