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Barbering and hairstyling is one of the oldest professions in the world. |
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The word Barber is derived from the Latin word Barba, which means beard |
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The latin word Tonsorial-meaning cutting, clipping or trimming of the hair with shears or a razor. |
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Studies reavealed that haircutting and hairstying were practiced in some form as early as the glacial age.
Impliments used were shaped from sharpened flints, oyster shells, or bone. |
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The egyptians were the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagent fashion. |
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The Dutch and the Swedish were the first to bring shaving to America |
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Records have been found to substanciate the use of Barbers by the mobility and priesthood of Egypt some 6,000 years ago. |
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Until the time of Moses (1450-2400 B.C.), Barber services were available to the general population of that culture. |
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A women's hair color determined her class in society.
RED - Nobility
BLONDE - Middle Class
DARK - women of service |
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By the 17th Century in England, Political affiliation and religion were indicated by the long curly locks of the Royalist Anglian Cavaliers and the cropped hair of the Parliamentarian Puritan Roundheads. |
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Most rulers and monarchs became trend setters by virtue of their position and power. |
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Superstitions of the early civilization varied from one ethnic group to an other, depending on the religion and social interaction with other groups. |
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The privilege of cutting hair was reserved for the preist, medicine man, or other spirital leaders of the tribe. |
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According to the Greek, Pythagoras, the hair was the sourse of the brain's inspiration and cutting it decreased an indivual's intellectual capacity. |
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Among some Native American Tribes, it was believed that the hair of the body were so linked that anyone possessing a lock of hair from another might work his will on the individual, The Indian custom of scalping had its origin in this belief. |
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