BEING A BARBER
A clear-cut career choice. Why it’s cool to be a barber? Contrary to popular belief, humans have hair too. And barbers are the ones who style and groom in a way that makes men or women ooze with confidence
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LET’S LOOK AT SOME HISTORY
Barber actually comes from the Latin word “barba” which means beard. Throughout the ages, many different religions and cultures considered beards as a sign of strength, wisdom, virility and high social status. Barbering is one of the oldest professions in the world. Evidence spanning as far back as 30,000 BC indicate Mohenjo-Daro, Egypt, Greece and Rome had developed barbering services using combs & cutting tools.
BARBER IN INDIA
The institution of barber is very old and integral part of Indian society. During most of the year, India can be pretty hot and dusty. May be that’s the reason cleanliness is a sort of obsession and even the poorest try their best to look neat and tidy, with clean shaves. In India, primitive man believed that both good and bad spirits entered the body through hair on the head, which could only be driven out by cutting the hair. As tradition dictates, the barbering profession was inherited and passed down from generation to generation. Archaeologists have found well designed copper-bronze razors in Indus Valley excavations. Barbers in ancient India, also had a special function as surgeons tending to battlefield injuries – because of their expertise in handling the razor.
TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE TODAY
The idea of barber culture has come a long way through the ages. In modern culture, it is now common to see men and women with all different hair styles, hair coloring, hair textures, beards and moustaches. People’s fashion and grooming have become the forefront of barbering; it comes as no surprise that this is now multibillion industry.