Piercing History | Piercing Aftercare

 

Body piercing has been around for thousands of years. Although difficult to believe, the history of body piercing actually begins with the Bible. It is mentioned in the Bible that body piercings represented wealth, prosperity, and power. Society expected its members of high society to wear body jewelry to show off their beauty and affluence.

There are many other civilizations over the years that have added to the world’s body piercing history. Both ear and body piercings were signs of success in ancient Egyptian societies. They took piercing codes very seriously, for example, only the Pharaoh was permitted to have a navel piercing to distinguish him. Additionally, some other body piercings were restricted to royalty alone.