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The History of Earrings

Many people today have pierced ears, including guys. Some people wear plain earrings, some wear fancy earrings, and some, like me, wear fun earrings. But have you ever wanted to know more? How long have they been around for? Have they always been popular? In this post, I will answer these questions and other in: The History of Earrings.

Ear piercing has been around for a LONG time. How long? There is evidence of ear piercing as long ago as 4000-3000 BC. King Tut had pierced ears, and there were even earrings in his tomb. The Bible also has some evidence of early earring wearing. We don't know a lot about early earring wearing, but we do know more starting in the 1500's. They became fashionable among men in the 1590's and for sailors a pierced ear meant they had gone around the world or crossed the equator. They then faded away for quite a while. It wasn't until the 50's and 60's that earrings made a return. Teenage girls would have piercing parties, where they took turns piercing each others ears. This lead to a lot of infections. In the late 60's some doctors started offering ear piercing services to avoid infections. Then some non-medical places in Manhattan began offering ear piercing. Today ear piercing is still very popular, and the trend looks like it won't be dying anytime soon.

Works Cited
“Earring.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earring#History.
“Help Center.” History of Ear Piercings | Painfulpleasures Inc, info.painfulpleasures.com/help-center/information-center/history-ear-piercings.

“History of Earrings.” LEAFtv, www.leaf.tv/articles/history-of-earrings/.

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