Maintaining healthy hair can be challenging when you don’t frequent a salon regularly, but with some preparation,, you can give yourself an at-home haircut.
Start with clean, damp hair and scissors. Brush it out evenly, and cut small horizontal sections on the top and sides of the head as a base for cutting flat sections of hair.
They are a symbol of filial piety.
hair was considered an expression of filial piety in ancient Confucian culture, so to symbolize this virtue, both men and women were expected to keep their locks long even after marriage and give away locks of hair as promises or when entering religious orders or prisons; indeed allowing wild locks of hair grow was considered punishment in China at that time.
Shaved head rituals can also serve to remember deceased family members, known as Mundan, among widows and eldest sons after male family members’ deaths. Shaving one’s head helps alleviate feelings of vanity while leading to humility and spiritual development. Foshan Lingnan Tiandi commissioned this art piece for Public Art Participation Day 2014, performed on Mother’s Day, May 11th, led by contemporary artist Gu Wenda.
They are a form of punishment.
According to psychologists, parents are increasingly using punishment haircuts as a form of humiliation that triggers shame. Psychologists argue this practice is cruel and outdated as it relies on embarrassment rather than physical punishment to discipline children.
Teachers in Thailand frequently resort to humiliating punishment haircuts as a form of student discipline. Although the Ministry of Education recently repealed its hair regulations, activists believe teachers must be held responsible when they breach this guidance and administer humiliating punishments against pupils.
Bad Students receives reports every week about three to four schools where teachers have cut students’ hair, with peak reports occurring around the start of a new month or semester.
