Do you know how makeup was applied in ancient Rome? What was the legendary aura that allowed African-American women to beautify themselves in Harlem in the 1930s? Can the mystery of steam baths be unravelled? What were the beauty and skin care rituals practiced in France during the Second Empire?
Constantinople, Okinawa or in Rajasthan, these ancestral rituals are at the origin of our own contemporary beauty rituals.
Through the prism of history and the expert historians we have consulted, we have travelled through the centuries and across the world. Today, we are delighted to share these tales of beauty.
You will find an episode of our Ancient Beauty Rituals every week on all podcast platforms.
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Do you know how makeup was applied in ancient Rome? What was the legendary aura that allowed African-American women to beautify themselves in Harlem in the 1930s? Can the mystery of steam baths be unravelled? What were the beauty and skin care rituals practiced in France during the Second Empire?
Constantinople, Okinawa or in Rajasthan, these ancestral rituals are at the origin of our own contemporary beauty rituals.
Through the prism of history and the expert historians we have consulted, we have travelled through the centuries and across the world. Today, we are delighted to share these tales of beauty.
You will find an episode of our Ancient Beauty Rituals every week on all podcast platforms.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we tell you about the beauty ritual of a great samurai in Japan in 1730.
Bathing has a religious significance in Japanese culture. As well as being hygienic, it serves to cleanse the soul. Numerous onsen (natural hot springs) and sento (public baths widely available) gave everyone access to ablutions. Before important ceremonies with religious or social significance, such as a wedding, it was important to take a purifying bath. The bath was taken with unheated water while reciting Buddhist sutras. This was followed by a visit to the temple or deity.
Buly describes this purifying ritual, for both body and soul, which continues to this day, through the story of Tadeka, the great samurai.
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