There has a great debate on the internet on about which country owns, or invented dread, keep calm and cool.
I will be giving the full defination and histroy of dread from different web-sites, blogs etc
ACCORDING TO: howtodread.com
Dreadlocks History
Dreadlocks have been around since the dawn of time. Ancient
Egyptians wore them, ancient Asian emperor’s wore them, cavemen wore
them, even John the Baptist and Samson wore them.
The first writing we have about dreadlocks is in the Veda scriptures
of India, the earliest piece is dated to 1800 BC. But many peoples and
tribes have worn dreadlocks the Germanic tribes, the Greeks,Samson and
other Nazorites, John the Baptist, the Pacific peoples, and the Naga
Indians also wore dreadlocks. King Tut himself had dreadlocks, and they
are still intact to this day. The Mau Mau tribe wore dreadlocks to
intimidate the colonizers of Kenya in east Africa. Even Caesar claimed
that the Celts wore dreadlocks by describing them as having “hair like
snakes”.
The actual word dreadlocks comes from Jamaica, made up in the early
movement of the Rastamen, dreadlocks came from the word dread for the
meaning of fear and horror.
Locks are now worn in India by Sadhus (holy men), the Somali, the
Galla, the Maasai, the Mau Mau, the Kau, the Ashanti, the Fulani, the
Aborigines, and the New Guineans.
ragingrootsstudio.com/the-history-of-dreadlocks/
One account claims that dreadlocks originated in India (unlike most who cite Egypt as their birth place) with the dreadlocked diety Shiva and his followers. It is likelythat this is the spirituality origin of dreadlocks in Indian culture. ... The Germanic tribes and Vikings were also known to wear their hair in dreadlocks.
Who created dreadlocks?
The God Shiva wore 'matted' dreadlocks. So it is perhaps the Indians who have the dubious honour of 'inventing' dreadlocks, and we could reasonably conclude that the African Egyptians culturally appropriated dreads from them. Next came the ancient Greeks.Apr 1, 2016
The hair-raising truth? Dreadlocks don't belong to one 'culture' | Coffee ...
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/.../the-dreadful-truth-dreadlocks-dont-belong-to-one-cultur...
How did dreadlocks get their name?
The followers of this movement called themselves "Dreads," signifying that they had a dread, fear,
or respect for God. Emulating Hindu and Nazarite holymen, these "Dreads" grew matted locks of hair,
which would become known to the world as "Dreadlocks" - the hair-style of the Dreads. ...
But the term "Dreadlocks" stuck.
History and Origin of Dreads | Knotty Boy
https://www.knottyboy.com/learn/dreadlock-history/
What is a dreadlocks?
Dreadlocks, also locs, dreads, or in Sanskrit, Jata, are ropelike strands of hair formed by matting or
braiding hair. Dreadlocks can also be formed through a technique called "twist and rip", as well as
backcombing and rolling.
Dreadlocks - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
What does it mean to have dreadlocks?
Rastafari.
Rastafari movement locks are symbolic of the Lion of Judah which is
sometimes centered
on the Ethiopian flag. Rastafari hold that Haile
Selassie is a direct descendant of King Solomon and
the Queen of Sheba,
through their son Menelik I. Their dreadlocks were inspired by the Nazarites of
the Bible.
Dreadlocks - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
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