The ′Age of the Wolf′ comb

The ′Age of the Wolf′ comb.
Wood - dark oak (available). Size 110x69 mm.

The most ancient hair accessory is a comb.
Slavic peoples since ancient times wore long hair and beards, and women-braids, for combing which used combs.
Russian beauties combed their braids with simple sparsely toothed wooden combs soaked in decoctions of turn and celandine. At night, it was necessary to ′scratch′ the braid long and slowly, in order to shake off all the troubles of the day and prepare for the coming sleep.
In the old days, the crests were only made of wood. The daily morning combing of the hair, as well as the washing with water, contained a ritual of cleansing and renewing action. It was important to touch the tree, turned into a comb, to the hair. The comb, made of wood and carrying a gracious flow of cosmic energy, serves as a tool that unites the biofield of a person and a tree. The healing power of the tree penetrates into the human body, giving it its beneficial energy. In ancient times, it was believed that the soul of a person meets the soul of a tree at the tip of the teeth of a comb. The comb used to be made in the villages only individually for each person. People did not part with it, so as not to lose the healing connection.
′Comb in the hands of men-lad yes love in the family!′
There was such a tradition that the husband combed his wife′s hair. It was believed that when he performs this magical rite, he receives protective protection from his wife.
Since ancient times, it was known that a woman′s hair contains the power with which she can protect her family, so a wife could create a protective circle around her husband with her long hair, protect him from any troubles, which is why long hair was so valued in Russia, and the ideal of beauty was a braid.
As a child, the girl′s hair was combed by her parents. Becoming an adult, the girl combed her hair herself or could entrust it to her chosen one.
When a man combs his wife′s hair with a comb, then he strengthens the family, it was believed that such a couple is not threatened with problems in the relationship.

Custom-made wooden combs. The approximate size is 110X67 mm.

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