Winter Solstice heralds start of seasonal beard growth
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Wizard, Merlin of England amongst Hundreds of druids, pagans and revellers celebrating the Winter Solstice at Stonehenge, the cause for a pagan celebration, held on the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Winter Solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Britain – 21 Dec 2013
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the Winter Solstice on 22nd December, the shortest day, is also the start of the traditional beard growing season.
A beard started on the Winter Solstice is traditionally left untrimmed until Twelfth Night.
The Solstice is marked by Druids at Stonehenge, often with significant facial hair on display.
The day is traditionally one of celebration for beard wearers who take the chance to toast their hirsuteness with an appropriate beverage.
BLF organiser Keith Flett said, December 22nd marks the start of the beard growing season. The reality is that at this time of year it is simply too dark in the morning to shave
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