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A '''lock of hair''' is a piece of [[hair]] that has been cut from a human head. |
A '''lock of hair''' is a piece of [[hair]] that has been cut from a human head. |
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Locks of hair carry symbolic value and have been utilized throughout history in various [[religion|religious]], [[superstition|superstitions]], and sentimental roles. |
Locks of hair carry [[symbol|symbolic]] value and have been utilized throughout history in various [[religion|religious]], [[superstition|superstitions]], and sentimental roles. |
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*During [[antiquity]], girls who were about to be married offered locks of hair to the forest god [[Virbius]] (Virbio). |
*During [[antiquity]], girls who were about to be married offered locks of hair to the forest god [[Virbius]] (Virbio). |
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Revision as of 19:07, 18 April 2006
A lock of hair is a piece of hair that has been cut from a human head.
Locks of hair carry symbolic value and have been utilized throughout history in various religious, superstitions, and sentimental roles.
- During antiquity, girls who were about to be married offered locks of hair to the forest god Virbius (Virbio).
- A common superstition holds that a lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck. An old Irish superstition holds that it is unlucky to accept a lock of hair (or a four-footed beast) from a lover.
- A lock of Beethoven’s hair, cut from his head in 1827, was auctioned in 1994 through Sotheby's of London.[1] Research on the hair determined that the composer's life-long illness was caused by lead poisoning.