Pierce Your Ears Day

People have always decorated themselves with tattoos, rings, bracelets, chains with pendants and earrings These accessories emphasize the uniqueness of the individual and speak about the owner’s preferences and taste Women have long worn earrings with precious stones in their ears or decorated them with jewelry in the form of clips Punctures with a needle were made on both the face and body Gold rings and earrings were inserted into them, which testified to the wealth and noble origin of the owner Buddha had many prominent body parts One of them was large earlobes - a symbol of high spiritual development and social status Therefore, Hindus emphasize this part of the body with voluminous jewelry made of precious metals and stones The ancient Egyptians preferred congo earrings with pendants; the death mask of Tutankhamun also contains traces of punctures for piercings On ancient coins, Cleopatra is depicted with a diadem on her head and a string of pearls around her neck The Queen of Egypt has stacked earrings in her ears Gold rings were inserted into the nostrils by pirates and priests in African tribes Earrings were worn by representatives of the Old Russian nobility and the European nobility of the Renaissance These decorations were also popular among the Cossacks Their number in the lobe and the choice of ear spoke about the order of seniority of sons in the family Today, both women and men wear earrings Piercing of ears and other parts of the body reached its peak of popularity in the 70s and 80s XX century, when the subcultures of punks and rockers appeared A holiday has been established in honor of one of the types of piercing September 2 is Ear Piercing Day For piercing, a needle or a special gun is used After the procedure, a stud earring is inserted into the ear, and later a more luxurious piece of jewelry The level of skill of specialists and the availability of special tools allows making punctures for adults and very young children It is believed that the younger the child, the more painless the procedure is Among Hindus, one of the 16 sanskaras, ear piercing, is performed at the 3rd or 5th year of life Referring to ancient beliefs, performing the Karnavedha ritual protects the child from diseases - boys, for example, from hernia and hydrops of the ovaries In girls, participation in the ritual prevents hysteria and helps in the development of thinking and intelligence Some people time their ear piercing to coincide with the waxing moon phase Days when the activity of our planet’s satellite is reduced are also considered favorable At this time, the Moon is in signs whose elements are earth or water It is believed that it is better to pierce your ears in spring or autumn In winter, there is a high probability of injuring the earlobe when removing or putting on a hat, and in summer, due to the heat, healing of the wound will take longer Those who do not consider it necessary to rely on natural cycles get their ears pierced on September 2 in honor of Pierce Your Ears Day