An Interesting History of No Shave November!
The The history of No Shave November as it is currently Known can be traced to Australia in 2004 when a group of about 30 men organized an event and grew mustaches for 30 days to raise awareness for prostate cancer and depression in men.
The foundation is now known as the Movember foundation. Participants embrace the Facial hair they grow, which many cancer patients lose, and let it grow wild and free.
A bit of a difference does exist between Movember and No Shave November, though. If a person participates in Movember they can only grow a moustache that does not connect to the sideburns.
No Shave November requires no shaving for the entire month and each man participating must conduct himself like a true gentleman.
No Shave November has also been used for numerous other causes to raise money and awareness.
The inception of No Shave November stretches back to the ancient Greeks. The month of November did not exist at this time, but Plato asserted that for the guardians of the time to be educated properly, they needed to imitate the most knowledgeable, or the gods.
Therefore, the young guardians spent 30 consecutive days each year imitating the look of the gods. Aristotle furthered this philosophy by declaring the beard-growing habit as a tradition of practicing ethics.
Surprisingly the name, No Shave November, was dubbed by the socialist Karl Marx in a celebration of communism. Marx encouraged beard-growing during this month as a way to upset the bourgeoisie.
The idea was conceived to agitate the capitalist factory owners of the time. Marxs plan never came to fruition and No Shave November faded away into the history books.
Men and women alike partake and donate in the annual hair growing awareness campaign sweeping the world.
Today The month of November is when men and women donate the money they usually spend on shaving and grooming for a month to educate about cancer prevention, saving lives and helping to fight the battle.
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