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Anon reaches enlightenment (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You might be joking but: There has been a story a long time ago:

People (mostly men) who are mostly bald on the top of the head, but have like hair on the side, are said that their hair is a "crow's nest". (because it looks a bit like one of these things:)

These people were said to have reached enlightenment, wisdom, or knowledge, because the bird (raven or crow) stands for wisdom, insight or knowledge. (compare that to the owls in ancient greece, ravens in nordic mythology, dove in christianity or eagle in the US culture.)

That is i believe partially also why this hairstyle was considerably popular among christian monks, who would often use shears to achieve hair that looks like that.