While hair styles can vary from seasonally but the connection with women and long hair dates back to ancient times. It is believed to date back to the time of ancient Romans and Greek as well as according to some archeologist, even in spite of the Ancient Greek ideal of a “long-haired, bearded philosopher,” women in the society always had hair that was longer than men did. Roman ladies always had been keeping their hair long, and were inclined to have parting down the middle, and men who paid too much focus on the hair “risked scorn for appearing effeminate.” The Bible kept the same tradition alive. A sociologist who wrote the hair as a personal signification that has strong social significance discovered these implications in, for instance, the gospel of St. Paul’s letter addressed to Corinthians: “Doth not nature itself tell you that if a person has long hair, it’s an embarrassment to him? If a woman has long hair, it’s an honour for her.”

Hair can be highly persuasive, and allows people to communicate “messages of power, sexuality, health and religiosity, ” upon first sight. It is a sign of one’s identity as a person and a group and the more attention an individual (often women) must give to it, the more they can say. It is written that hair’s historical and cultural impacts can be of great significance legally. The judgments and inferences about an individual’s sexual orientation, morality, their political beliefs as well as religious beliefs and, in some societies and cultures, the status of their socio-economic standing are often interpreted through the appearance of a certain hairstyle.

For long hair, you will need to take good care of your daily hair needs. Thus, long hair can also be a symbol of status, particularly when it comes to complicated hairstyles that need someone else to assist you to do the hair and that means that you’ve got the money to be able to achieve it. It is not a coincidence that hairstyles that are short like the bob were popular in the 20th century, in places where women were pushing back against the notion that they had to be well taken to be taken care of.

The consequences of hair implication can go opposite ways as well. The guys (especially men of highborn, who should have the time to look after hair) often wore their long hair and the free warriors of Gothic from Italy at the start of the millennium were called the long-haired men or capillati. However, generally their hair was considered to have a shorter length than the women’s hair of their society.

It seems that short hair for men has been a common feature since the days of Julius Caesar. However, biblical tales such as the one of Samson who’s legend points out that he’d lose all his power if he cut off his hair, as well as ancient societies representations have demonstrated that men with long hair was more prevalent than we can imagine.

The truth is that both men who have short hair as well as women who have long hair are an epoch-making fashion, a new invention that has made us forget the time when long hair was a symbol of strength, power and even freedom.

A style that is ancient

It was very common to have long hair in ancient Greece, as evidenced by numerous statues of the gods at their time. Typically, the children of Spartan cut their hair, however as they got older, they began to keep their hair longer. As for the Athenian citizens, long hair was also very common to avoid being mistaken for slaves, who were compelled to wear shorter hair.

The dominant role of hair that is short

In the majority of the ancient cultures, keeping long hair was the norm. The Romans kept their long hair until the advent of barbershops. However, it was Julius Caesar as well as Gaul’s invasion that resulted in things starting to change. The Roman dictator had ordered his troops to wear shorter hair for reasons of strategic importance (long hair was known to be a disadvantage in the battle) and to differentiate themselves from the enemy who were distinguished by their long hair. The influence was that, even today, we still use the term “Julius Caesar” haircut in the hair industry.

The America’s pride

In the new world, it was the norm to keep long hair. In the past, Mexicas considered that the top of the head, mollera, was connected with the thought process and way of living of an individual, and therefore long hair was believed to be a protective element of hair. In the case of the Mayas, long hair was believed to be an essential element of men, and cutting it was considered a type of punishment. However the various indigenous North America tribes found having long hair which is a distinct identity of cultures that is still evident until today.

The Viking locks

A stereotypical picture of Nordic people is a muscular guy sporting long hair, beard and a helmet that has horns. While it is proven that this particular characteristic was an invention of the medieval era to make a comparison between the Vikings and the Devil, it is apparent that the reason for long hair was for pride, as illustrated in Norway’s Harald I, who was known as “Beautiful Hair.”

For these kinds of nicknames, we could include the articles of those of the period of Viking, when you can commonly discover diverse figures as well as combs from that period that depict man with long hair tied up.

 The long haired kings

For the Dynasty of Merovingian, which reigned in the present France during the fifth century of its existence, it was distinguished by its long hair which was a rarity in the Franks at the time. The fervor was so strong that having shorter hair could strip the royal family’s member out of the throne, and even haircuts were employed to get rid of rivals in the political arena.

In spite of the restrictions

In Eastern societies, hairstyles with long hair were common among women and men, with different hairstyles and looks. But, during the Edo period of Japan, it was a requirement for all the men to shave off their heads in order to allow them to wear helmets comfortably during combat and wartime. This restriction led to the birth of Chonmage, a type of hairstyle where hair was kept long by men and their crown shaved was an image of status.

A peculiar fashion sense

In ancient times, wigs have been used to disguise the appearance of baldness. However, during the Victorian’s period, they were an emblem of status and power. The idea behind this trend originated in France’s Henry III, who began wearing the wig to conceal his hair loss. But, the influence was able to spread throughout the European courts as well as in the Victorian period, the long, white hair of wigs became an extremely popular fashion among the English upper class.

A sacred act 

In several societies and cultures, having long hair is a symbol of respect, and has religious significance, as is evident within Kesh and Sikhism or the tradition of growing hair to show respect and reverence to God’s creation. In this religion of India, there are five elements which are considered important, including the Kesh, a comb made of wood (Kangha) that is used to brush their hair at least two times each day. Also, in public areas, long hair is covered with a knot and Turban.

Short hair for males and long hair for women.

Short hair became exclusively for males following World War I and II. Prior to these wars, long hair was still prevalent among females and males, however, due to the ravages inside the trenches, which the soldiers had felt the compulsion to cut their hair due to the increase in lice and fleas, as well as the image as a soldier being an ideal model of masculinity, reinforced this notion. The trend was further reinforced in the industrial revolution because long hair can pose a great risk when working with machines.

The uprising

The 1960s were a decade of rebellion, and one way to rebel against the norm was to allow your hair to grow, thus ending the ideals of the 1950s. In the world of music, the Beatles along with The Rolling Stones led the trend and in the counterculture of America, the hippies took on a look which directly challenged authority. The rebellious attitude was displayed by other groups in a sense of pride, such as the Black Power, in which the long hair has played a significant role in the expression of love towards blackness, which for many years was not recognized.