International holidays - International Body Piercing Day

June 28 is International Body Piercing Day The date of the celebration was the birthday of Jim Ward, who opened the first body modification studio using jewelry in California in 1978 He is also the inventor of piercing bars, chain rings and other decorative items They are used to decorate clients of masters who celebrate their professional holiday on June 28 - International Body Piercing Day Incredible, but true: In 1999, New Zealander Quill Decade had 90 punctures done in one session without anesthesia Since 2002 in the Netherlands, eyeball piercing has been performed only with anesthesia - implantation of precious jewelry into the sclera The most painless thing is to pierce the nail to attach pendants and chains to its plate It is believed that the fashion for piercing various parts of the body came to modern people from the ancient Egyptians Scientists abandoned this claim after a frozen mummy of a Chalcolithic man was found in the Alps in 1991 Ötzi, as archaeologists called the find, had pierced ears, although the “Tyrolean Ice Man” lived 2,000 years before the era of Tutankhamun People have been doing ear piercing to protect against the lying whispers of evil spirits since ancient times Today, the traditions of their ancestors will be continued by representatives of the “cradle civilizations”, who still live under the primitive communal system in the center of Africa and South America They decorate their ears, nose and tongue with gold and silver items to demonstrate wealth And women of the Maasai and Dayak tribes use heavy earrings to pull down their earlobes, the length of which speaks of the beauty and high status of the owner Incredible but true: 32-year-old Stacia Randall from the USA, who by 2011 had piercings in 3,200 points on her body, dreamed of being included in the Guinness Book of Records However, the record holder was Elaine Davidson from Edinburgh, who made the first puncture in 1997 By 2019, their number had reached 11,003 The total weight of 55-year-old Madame Davidson's jewelry is 3 kg Nose piercing is common in India Since ancient times, women not only decorated this part of the face with earrings, but also thus reduced women's suffering (carrying a child, pain during childbirth, etc) For this purpose, Indian women pierce their left nostril, from which a chain goes to the earlobe Pirates also made holes in it The earrings in the ears of sea robbers were not only a talisman and decoration The gold ring served as a guarantee that in the event of death the pirate's body would be delivered to relatives for funeral arrangements The earring was used as collateral for payment for services With the advent of the hippie era, the fashion for piercing was no longer considered an exotic and barbaric fad In the 70s of the twentieth century Ears and noses were pierced not only by “flower children,” but also by punk rock stars Heavy metal musicians performed tongue piercings, which were once used by the ancient Mayans and Aztecs to improve blood flow The fashion for navel piercing was introduced in the 1990s by Madonna, Naomi Campbell and other Western style icons Fine jewelry or earrings made of precious metals serve an aesthetic function They are selected to match the outfit, to highlight the color of the eyes or skin Piercing the nose, lip, tongue or navel most often, as in the days of the hippies, is an export of social stereotypes Piercings for decorating flat parts of the body are called sarface Placement of rings or studs is the back, neck, collarbone, back of the head or wrist A ring or barbell that is inserted into the nipples of the breast is used by women to create a sexy appearance The same applies to piercings of other intimate parts Decorating nipples became fashionable during the reign of Isabella of Castile, when ladies began to wear dresses with very deep necklines To add some zest to the outfit, a decorative chain was stretched from one breast to the other Victorian doctors recommended nipple piercing as a means of improving infant feeding On June 28, piercers celebrate International Body Piercing Day The profession is very popular all over the world, despite the fact that 30% of people take out jewelry 2-3 months after body piercings