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Why in the USSR it was believed that a child exactly one year should be trimmed bald

'08.05.2021'

Source: Clever

Most Soviet mothers without fail shaved their children bald when that was the first year of life. Why did they do this?

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Superstitions

In the Soviet Union, cutting to zero was a characteristic feature of almost every one-year-old child, writes Clever. The fact is that, despite the existing system, many citizens of the USSR were very superstitious. It was believed that if you cut your hair to a one-year-old baby, then soon his hair will become better than before: his hair will be thicker and thicker. Moreover, most often this haircut turned out to be the very first in a child’s life.

Often children under one year old are not trimmed at all. It was believed that a haircut deprives the baby of good luck in the future or entails the loss of an emotional connection between him and his mother.

In addition, the tradition of haircuts was reinforced both in the war and in the post-war years, when children were shaved baldly simply for reasons of hygiene. Due to the difficult living conditions in which most of the country's citizens were then living, diseases such as head lice and lichen were not uncommon. And later, shaving just became fashionable.

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Pagan tradition

In fact, the tradition of mowing children bald is rooted in the era of paganism. Then, cutting hair in one-year-old children was a real ritual. The fact is that the male infant was constantly with his mother, and after a year he switched to the education of a man - his father or uncle. Therefore, from the peculiar symbol of rebellion (that is, hair), the baby should be delivered first of all.

In addition, hair in Russia was indeed considered a kind of connecting link between mother and child. That is why, at a certain age, this connection had to be broken. It was as natural as cutting the umbilical cord immediately after birth.

People kept the first cut-off curl all their life and constantly wore it on their chest in a small canvas bag. Such an amulet, according to our ancestors, protected them from all sorts of troubles and ailments.

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Do I really need to cut children?

According to doctors, cutting a child up to a year is not only possible, but also necessary. From the abundance of hair, the head sweats, and this does not affect the baby's skin and the condition of the hair follicles in the best way.

As for a one-year haircut, the trichologists are sure that such a procedure will not bring any special benefits or terrible harm to the child. After all, the condition of the hair is laid at the genetic level, and it is impossible to change genes with a haircut.

However, at the age of about a year, most children actually have a hair change. And cutting this process can accelerate.

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