Piercing Encyklopedie – Fiksa Radek (2023)

Inserting sharp objects into the skin or other parts of the body for the purpose of beautification or other reasons is a practice that dates back thousands of years. The oldest mummy discovered in Egypt had an ear piercing. Ancient African civilizations had customs of piercing lips and tongues. In fact, the oldest evidence of facial piercing was found in 2020 on the skeleton of a man who lived about 12,000 years ago. ***** Ear piercing has been common throughout history. It was often used as a means of spiritual protection; people wore metal in their ears to prevent evil spirits from entering the brain through the ear canal. Ancient African tribes and Egyptians also practiced body modifications such as stretching earlobes, just like people in Asia. ***** This practice among royal figures is evident in the death mask of the young Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and also in statues of Buddha, where his earlobes reach nearly to his shoulders. ***** Nose piercing is likely over 4,000 years old in the Middle East and was often given as a gift, and for some African tribes, it remains a tradition to this day. ***** In India, nose piercing was done for entirely different reasons. Jewelry is usually worn in the left nostril of a woman. In Ayurveda, the traditional Indian approach to health and...