Piercing is an ancient form of body modification. Almost all cultures have practiced it at some time and today piercing is very widespread in Western Europe and America and is quite popular in other countries.
It is recorded that Ancient Egypt was the first place where a perforated mummified body was found. The ear piercing is said to have been done more than 5000 years ago. There were heavy gauge earplugs on this body. Certain types of body piercing in ancient Egypt were restricted and even the royal family followed those rules. The interesting fact about navel piercing is that only the pharaoh had the right to get his navel pierced. And any man who had his belly button pierced or who was going to get pierced would be executed. Upper-class Egyptians had the right to wear earrings, thereby showing their wealth.
Even in the Bible there are some words about piercing. In biblical times, piercing was a sign of attractiveness and status.
The novels pierced her body not for the sake of beauty but for practical reasons. The nipples were pierced to indicate his virility and strength. The men’s pierced navel symbolized patient dedication to the Roman Empire and courage, and even Julius Caesar had his nipples pierced. Gladiators had genital piercings through the head of the penis to avoid serious injury in combat. They tied the organ to the testicles with a leather strap that was held by the ring on the penis.
In ancient Mayan, Aztec, and American Indian tribes, tongue piercing was part of their religious rituals. They believed that the bleeding ritual of piercing the tongue brought them closer to their gods. The piercing of the septum in the Mayan and Aztec warrior tribes was done to scare enemies. They also wore gold or jade labrets on their lips to show their attractiveness and enhance sexuality. In the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, septum drilling was also widespread. They used bones, feathers, and tusks for that purpose. So did women in Central and South America. The holes in his lips were stretched to incredible sizes and he was believed to be very attractive.
During the Middle Ages, the medieval church restricted piercing and this type of body modification declined. But during the Renaissance, drilling returned. Among the sailors it was very common to pierce one of the ears. First, it showed his far off adventures, and second, the gold earring was the proper Christian burial price for a sailor who died in the shipwreck and was found on shore. Noble men during the Elizabethan era had at least one pierced ear. Pierced nipples with sparkling rings and chains connecting both nipples were common among royal women. The upper cortex of society in Europe at that time and later pierced the nipples and genitals for aesthetic purposes and pleasurable pleasures.
The piercing of the Victorian era was the time when piercing began to catch on with new force. The Prince Albert piercing is named after Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, who had his penis pierced to wear the tight pants that were very popular at the time. Later, other types of genital piercings became popular with both men and women. At the end of the 19th century, almost all women had nipple piercings. During the first half of the 20th century, ear piercings and other piercings almost disappeared, and piercings regained their popularity in the 1960s when hippies began wearing nose rings. Later the interest in body piercing grew and celebrities, singers and sports stars began to make and show their piercings. And today every conceivable type of piercing is available.
