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PIERCING BODY ART :

Body-piercing, english work without signification in french !

 

Man carrying(wearing) jewels in the ear, Discovered in the ruins of practical PalenqueLa of the perforing of the body to insert an ornament there is former(ancient).

Already in the Neolithic, in Africa, stone labrets was inserted at the level of the lower lip or in the lobes of ears.

 

 

Later in Egypt, golden earrings were carried(worn) by the high-level men(people) social. The perforing of the nose and the ears are mentioned in the Bible. In the genesis 24:22 the domestic of Abraham gave earrings and bracelets to Rebecca, wife of his son Isaac.

In America, the perforing of the language(tongue) was popular in the elite of the civilization Aztec and Maya, although it was made as ritual element not permanent employees. For all that these precolombian civilizations carried(wore) jewels in ears, in noses, and in lower lips, and such decorations continue to be popular among the autochtonous peoples of these regions.

In India, piercings in the nose are usually worn by the women for the 16th century. Modern:

The perforing of ears exists since the antiquity(antique), including during XXth century. However, in the United States, this practice had become relatively rare between years 20 and 60. From the 60s, she(it) got back of the ground among the American women, and was adopted afterward by hippies and communities gays, and later the punk culture.

In the 70s, the perforing of the other parts of the body won in popularity in the gay(joyeux) culture BDSM. In 1975, Jim Ward opened The Gauntlet, first store of piercing of America, in Los Angeles.

In the 80s, the perforing of ears at the men(people) became common in the western world. Even if the men(people) have for custom to drill that a single ear.

Today, the piercing became a real fashion and gradually spread in all the coats(layers) of the population.

Meanings:

The piercing corresponds to an aesthetic will or a social demarcation. So, the piercing aims at the improvement of its appearance, at the will to distinguish itself from the whole population or to join to a particular group.

The piercing is an aesthetic improvement. The piercing is a jewel, it thus dresses(takes on) an aesthetic concern(marigold). The piercing is a rite. According to an anthropological concept dating 1909: according to times(periods) and the regions of the world the piercing can be a rite of passage at the age Adult. Today numerous sociologists assimilate the piercing at the teenagers as being able to make party of this case. The piercing allows the membership in a group. The piercing can so be a mark(brand) to join to a particular goupe. In antique Egypt it was the membership in.

The piercing is a means to differ. He(it) is used by some to oppose to their relatives(parents) or to the company(society). It is a way of asserting itself, of building itself and of expressing himself. The piercing is a means of Èrotiser its body, in certain cases, it is associated with sexual practices or bound(connected) to the masochism!