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Ancient hairstyles in Thailand


The hairstyle in Thailand has changed many times. There are many reasons that there are different hairstyles and haircuts in Thailand. It is believed that by cutting hairstyle in different styles can protect you from different things. For example, the Mud Chook hairstyle which is believed that it can protect the children from bad spirits and ghosts. The hairstyles came from different countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Chinese, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The hairstyles ideas came from these countries and Thailand might also have hairstyles which is similar to these countries as they are near Thailand and share borders.

In Thailand, the hairstyles are different according to the time period and generation. During the ancient times, the hairstyles are very different compared to the modern hairstyles. The hairstyles in the ancient times play an important role in the beliefs of people and the different lifestyles of people. The ancient hairstyle came from the Sukhothai Kingdom, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Rattanakosin Kingdom until the current period.

There are many different types of hairstyles such as Mud Chook, Ma Had Thai, Dok Kra Tum, and many more hairstyles. Each hairstyle has a different characteristic, appearance, and importance. Some hairstyles look good during the ancient times but nowadays it might not look very appealing to the modern world. But the hairstyle in the ancient times also plays an important role in each ancient period. If we do not have the ancient hairstyle, we will not have new hairstyles that came from the inspiration of the ancient hairstyles.

The hairstyle starts in the SukhoThai period. Both of male and female hairstyles are nearly similar. This hairstyle is so popular in the SukhoThai period because in that period, it does not have any wars, the country is peaceful.

This hairstyle starts in the Ayutthaya period. In that period, it often has a war many times. So, it is the reason that the hairstyles in Ayutthaya period has changed from the Sukhothai period. Both of male and female have to have these hairstyles. For male, this hairstyle is so convenient for war because it is short and they did not have time for dressed up or concern about the hairstyle. For female, they have to have this hairstyle because this hairstyle is short and it looks like a man. So, it can be easily for escape or survive when the war was happened. But not every female has a short hair. Some female has the long hair because she loves and she wants to have the long hair.


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