Dreadlocks, locks, dreadlocks (from the English dreadlocks ; frightening curls ) - the most famous name for hair tangled in curls, which are formed naturally (if you refuse to take care of hair for a long time) or artificially (thanks to certain methods of tangling hair into curls).
Dreadlocks are usually associated with the Rastafari movement , but people from completely different ethnic, social, and religious groups had dreadlocks. :
- peoples in North Africa and West Africa (for example, Oromo in Ethiopia and Masai in Kenya );
- the Semitic peoples of Western Asia ;
- Indo-European peoples in Europe and South Asia (for example, Indian sadhus and Spartan warriors);
- Pakistani Sufis , Fakirs and Dervishes .
Such a hairstyle is universal and very ancient, because for centuries it has been found among various peoples and cultures in different parts of the world.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Rastafarianism
- 3 Current Importance and Popularity
- 4 Methods of braiding dreadlocks
- 5 Care
- 6 See also
- 7 notes
History
According to archaeological excavations, the first signs of the emergence of dreadlocks date back to antiquity in the era of the primitive people who inhabited the territories of North Africa and the Somali Peninsula. In the process of human migration from Africa, this phenomenon has spread and entrenched in completely different places. [1] At different times, dreadlocks were characteristic of the Celts , ancient Germans , some peoples of the Pacific Ocean, the Aztecs , as well as for representatives of certain areas of the main religions: these were Jewish Nazaris, and Hindu sadhus , and Islamic dervishes, and Christian Copts .
One of the first known examples of dreadlocks can be found in the chronicles of the dynasties of Ancient Egypt , where dreadlocks are fixed on bas-reliefs, sculptures and other artifacts both among members of the royal family and among commoners. [2] There are known examples of mummified remains of ancient Egyptians with dreadlocks, as well as wigs with dreadlocks, found during archaeological excavations. [one]
The oldest documented mention of dreadlocks can be found in one of the sections of the Rig Veda (Rig Veda, 10/136), which is called Keshi-sukta (“Glory to the Shaggy”). The hymn of the scripture is dedicated to Keshin, or the wandering homeless ascetics with tangled long hair, whose bodies are covered with funeral ashes. [3]
Rastafarianism
The term dreadlocks itself appeared in Jamaica in the 50s of the XX century, when the hairstyle became popular in one of the rastafarian cultures. The tumbled curls shocked the public, who dubbed them “dreadlocks” (terrible curls, patls). The Rastafari picked up a new word, calling themselves "Dredlock", "Dred" or "Natty Dred" ("natti" - distorted. English. "Curly", a contemptuous nickname of a black man, turned inside out by Rastafari). Traditional hairstyle of Jamaican rastafari .
Many Rastafarians consider wearing dreadlocks as a direct follow of one of the Nazarene commandments mentioned in the Old Testament . Numbers 6: 1-5:
And the Lord said to Moses, saying: declare to the sons of Israel and tell them: if a man or woman decides to make a vow of Nazarene to devote himself to Nazareth to the Lord [...] On all days of the vow of Nazarene, his razor should not touch his head; before the fulfillment of the days on which he devoted himself in Nazarene to the Lord, he is holy: he must grow hair on his head.
According to the Rastafarian , this ancient hairstyle, reminiscent of a mane of a lion , should give the wearer strength and courage. The biblical Samson , possessing extraordinary physical strength, the source of which was in his long hair, violated the commandments of Nazarene and, having lost the source of his power, was defeated.
However, there are many currents in Rastafarianism, and not everyone is of the opinion that the “lion's mane” is mandatory for the rasta. For example, Rastafarians who were baptized in the Ethiopian church in 1976 were instructed to get their hair cut as appropriate.
Current Importance and Popularity
Dreadlocks can be a way of expressing religious beliefs, national pride, an anti-political symbol, or simply a tribute to fashion. Often dreadlocks are a sign of belonging to a certain subculture of youth, which was formed under the influence of the reggae musical style. Dreadlocks are also common in the nu metal movement. Currently, dreadlocks are also worn by underground techno- culture, they are adjoined by just the opponents of Babylon, expressing their protest intentionally as an “asocial” hairstyle, and those who consider the dreadlocks to be just a fashionable detail of style.
Dreadlocks Weaving Methods
There are many ways to make dreadlocks, the easiest of which is to stop combing your hair. This method, contrary to popular belief, is suitable for people with any type of hair. Using this method, you can get dreadlocks for a period of 6 months to 2 years. Due to the misconception that straight hair does not fall into dreadlocks well, many people with such a hair structure use bouffant. The hair is bundled and combed from the ends to the roots with a metal comb (you can use combs to comb the hair of animals). After this, the loose hair is set into the dreadlock using a crochet hook. As a result of such weaving, the dreadlock can be easily braided with a stiff knitting needle (starting to unravel from the ends and gradually moving to the roots). In the first month after braiding, dreadlocks are not washed, afterwards you can wash your hair about once a week. Due to the fact that weaving is a lot of stress for the head, and also because of the lack of washing the head during the first month, dandruff may appear.
Care
Hair braided in dreadlocks can be washed in the usual way. Most owners of dreadlocks wash their hair a little less often than usual, since the hair in dreadlocks becomes oily much slower.
Preference is often given to sea or just salt water.
See also
- Coltun
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Egyptian Museum - “Return of the Mummy. Archived December 30, 2005. Toronto Life - 2002. ”Retrieved 01-26-2007.
- ↑ Image of Egyptian with locks.
- ↑ Werner 1995 , p. 34.