Surely, many mothers now recognize themselves in this article. After all, most mothers of the USSR considered it mandatory to shave their children baldly in one year. This tradition has been handed down from generation to generation and exists to this day. For many, it remains a mystery why children should shave their hair exactly in a year. Right now we will try to answer this question.
Superstition
In the Soviet Union, the age of the child was easy to determine. Because, if someone saw a bald baby, then definitely, he recently turned one year old. Despite the structure of the Soviet Union, most of its inhabitants believed in various signs. Then it was believed that if you shave your baby’s hair at 12 months old, then very soon thicker and silky will grow on his head than before.
But before the year the children could not cut. Since it was believed that a haircut earlier than 12 months would deprive the child of good luck in the future, and some also said that in this way the connection with the mother is lost.
This tradition appeared, most likely, during the war years. However, then the children were cut for hygiene reasons. After all, living conditions were extremely difficult, pediculosis and lichen were rapidly spreading. But after the war, such a haircut became fashionable.
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Pagan tradition
If you delve into history, you can find out that in pagan Russia, the haircut of a one-year-old child was a real ritual. The fact is that at that time the boy was brought up by his mother only up to a year, and after that his father took up the upbringing. Therefore, the baby was deprived of hair as a symbol of rebellion.
In addition, in those days, hair was considered the main bond between the child and his mother. Therefore, in a year this connection was considered necessary to break.
