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Aztec men and women practiced labret piercing. The initial piercing, like ear and lip piercings, did not include the ornament being placed in the freshly pierced skin. [4] Part of this was the ritual movement of becoming an adult in which ornamentation signified adulthood.
Inca men wore gold or silver plugs in the ears, which indicated their nobility. Their stretched piercings, which could reach the size of two inches, later inspired a Spanish nickname for the Inca people: orejones ("big ears"). [5] [6] Ivory earplugs have been used by the Hmong people. [7] Silver plugs, called rombin, are worn by Aka women. [8]
Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. [1] In its broadest definition it includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (e.g., common ear piercing in many societies), and religious rites of passage (e.g., circumcision in a number of cultures), as well as the modern primitive movement.
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Common men wore earrings as well. From the European Middle Ages, a superstitious belief that piercing one ear improved long-distance vision led to the practice among sailors and explorers. [20] Sailors also pierced their ears in the belief that their earrings could pay for a Christian burial if their bodies washed up on shore. [21]
Jennifer Kremer of Sellersburg, Ind. took both of her daughters to have their ears pierced before they turned 2, hoping they wouldn't remember the pain of having it done at such a young age.
Mewing is the freshest teen trend driving parents up the wall. Not only a slang word, mewing is a move. According to the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), mewing claims to be a "do-it ...
British men started piercing both ears in the 1980s; George Michael of Wham! was a prominent example. As of now, it is widely acceptable for teenage and pre-teen boys to have both ears pierced as well simply as a fashion statement. Newborn baby girl with triple ear piercings – Costa Rica 2012.