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The Sign of Being Married

2020.10.20

The Sign of Being Married

By Sakuan Izumi

"You know? I’ve been wondering."
"What? Oops. Not the right angle."
"Don’t you think it’s confusing if you can’t tell by the look?"
"You mean, Instagram?"
"They don’t take off eyebrows and they are allowed to freely choose their hairstyles."
"But isn’t it better?"

Married or Unmarried

Women in the Edo period, when married, changed their hair from shimada-mage to marumage, and started to paint their teeth black, called ohaguro. That way, it was very clear whether they were married or not.

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