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International Beard Day

International Beard Day is held on September 4. First Saturday of September. This event in the first decade of the month September is annual.

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Beards Were Once Prescribed. They Increase Social Status. Beards are Like Built-in Sunscreen. Another study found that men with beards may be seen as more masculine, mature and as having a higher social status. These traits are clearly important contributors to the overall sense of attractiveness. The World's Longest Beard Was Over 17 Feet Long.

The origins of World Beard Day have been lost to history, but some historians believe that there is evidence showing that the Danish Vikings have held a day in honor of their beards going back as far as 800 AD!

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