World Beard Day
About World Beard Day
When is World Beard Day? This holiday is celebrated on the first Saturday in September
Trim your beard in preparation for this holiday. Today is World Beard Day, a day of celebration around the world. It is a day to celebrate your beard and to celebrate those who have a face covered with hair. One of the goals of this international day is to promote and elevate the status of beards throughout the world. If you have a beard, there is to be no work for you today. Of course, trimming a beard is not work. Rather, it’s more like a fun activity. Simply relax, enjoy, and proudly show off your beard. It is a day for those who wear beards to be pampered by beardless folk. On this day, those around you are supposed to wait on you hand and foot…. and beard.
Back in the day, as in the day of the Caveman, all the guys wore beards. There were no shaving kits or shaving cream. Back then, the modern Caveman always wore a full, and I’m certain, stylish beard. The idea of shaving didn’t catch on until much, much later. By about 4,000 B.C., we know people began to trim and shave their beards. A rudimentary form of shaving cream was developed at the time by Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Nowadays, a significant minority of men wear beards. The exception to this is the Arab world, where beards are customary.
Sporting a beard is a way to express yourself and your individuality. There’s a huge variety of beard styles. The full beard often comes to mind first. But, let’s not forget stylish goatees or the Fu Manchu beard. One of the most popular styles today is a short beard of just 2-3 days growth or a week at most.
Song of the Day: “Hair” (1969) sung by the Cowsils.
Happy World Beard Day!
Famous Beards and The Men Who Wore Them
On World Beard Day it is only fitting to give recognition to the people who sported some of the most famous beards in history. Among them are:
Jesus Christ
Santa Claus!
Abraham Lincoln
Gandolf (Lord of the Rings)
Members of the band ZZ Top
Rip Van Winkle
Zeus
And, don’t forget the Bearded Lady at the circus!
The Long History of Beards
Here’s an interesting historical fact: There were only five U.S. presidents who wore beards. The last president to have a beard was the 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893). The other four are Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James Garfield. The last presidential candidate to sport a beard was Republican Charles Evans Hughes in 1916. He lost. My how times have changed.
How to Celebrate World Beard Day
- Organize, and/or participate in a World Beard Day event
- Show off your beard
- Take the day off of work
- Let others pamper you.
- Read a book, or watch a movie about famous bearded people.
- Trim a beard.
- If you do not have one, then stop shaving today and start a beard.
Did You Know? If you have a beard, it is taboo to shave it today. Doing so is considered disrespectful. On the other hand, if you currently do not have one, why not begin growing a beard today!? Rip Van Winkle would be so pleased.
Today's Quote
“A girl can wait for the right man to come along. But in the meantime, that doesn’t mean she can’t have a wonderful time with the wrong ones.” – – Cher
History and Origin of How to Celebrate World Beard Day
It is speculated that the roots of World Beard Day date back to around 800 A.D. Danish Vikings had a special day to glorify beards and those who wore them, which was most men at that time.
We do not know who created and promoted the modern World Beard Day.
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Flower of the Day: Bearded Iris
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