All About Dreadlocks

 

WHAT IS DREADLOCKS

What are Dreadlock? 

When you don't comb your hair, it gradually tangles into tufts, which leads to dreadlocks. The hair in tufts can also be filtered to create them on purpose.

Many people think that Bob Marley and the Rastafarians were the ones who popularized this hairstyle at the time. However, dreadlocks are among the earliest known hairstyles and have existed since ancient times. Dreadlocks are by no means a Rastafari-only trend, even in the cultural and spiritual spheres.

Hindu sannyasis (ascetics who give up the world to pursue spiritual perfection) have worn their hair in tangled locks frequently since the beginning of time. Many peoples of the Middle East, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, the Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa, including the Sumerians, Elamites, and ancient Egyptians, were depicted in art during the Bronze and Iron Ages with dreadlocked or braided hair and beards. These peoples are also seen on murals, statuettes, and artifacts from ancient Egypt that have hair in "tufts" that resemble dreadlocks, and mummified remains of Egyptians

But how did dreadlocks come to be associated with the Rastafarian movement starting in the 1930s?

About this, historians have three primary theories. According to the first explanation, biblical verses served as an inspiration for Rastafarians' dreadlock style. The Nazarite Creed in the Book of Genesis forbids clipping the hair and beard of committed believers, for instance, and the parable of Samson's hair and the notion that his strength came from his uncut hair. The second idea holds that dreadlocks, curries, and marijuana were also brought by Indian Sadhu shamans working for the British in India around that time. The third hypothesis includes both the fact that the Mau Mau warriors of what is now Nigeria battled against the unjust British imperial control in their region of Africa and that they sported dreadlocks, mostly for practical reasons.These feared warriors may have served as an inspiration for the Rastafarian movement, a neo-religious organization opposed to European rule in Africa.

In conclusion, a combination of all three explanations likely explains why dreadlocks spread among Rastafarians, but you can't deny the fact that both Rastafarians and the Maoists opposed British hegemony and tyranny.

Dreadlocks are a hairstyle that has evolved significantly and is still popular today. The intention behind wearing them is perhaps more often a revolt against socially accepted standards of appearance. Dreadlocks have become a contentious topic in recent years. Due to recent accusations of cultural appropriation against Justin Bieber for sporting dreadlocks, some people still believe that dreadlocks are a part of "black" culture. We adore dreads! We believe they belong to us all and that it is appropriate for everyone, regardless of ethnic background.

Numerous spiritual gurus have claimed that hair itself is a type of spiritual radar or an X-ray into us through solar energy. Although human hair no longer has much of a "radar" function, some spiritual seekers nevertheless purposefully let their hair grow long in order to be able to detect these subtle vibrations.