Why is there that thing outside the barbershop that keeps turning?

The origin of the barbershop tricolor column logo.

In the Middle Ages, there was a popular saying in Western Europe that people were sick mainly because of the imbalance of the elements in the body, and as long as the excess "elements" were introduced, they would be restored to health. Blood is considered to be the easiest "element" to be introduced, so Europeans believe that "bloodletting is the beginning of the first place".

But the doctor thought it was an inferior person's doing, and refused to let the blood go by himself, and asked the barber to do it, so the barber became an amateur surgeon. In 1540, with the approval of the King of England, the Union of Barbers and Surgeons was established, for which a solemn ceremony was held, and the King personally handed over the instrument of approval to the President of the Federation, Vickery. From then on, the barbers officially played the brand of surgeons and chose the tricolor pillar as their symbol of medicine and haircuts.

The red in the tricolor column represents the artery, the blue represents the vein, and the white represents the gauze. In 1745, King George II established the Royal Society of Surgeons, and the surgeon was separated from the barber, but the tricolor column in front of the barber shop has been used.

Barbershops around the world thought it was beautiful and eye-catching, and they followed suit. Barbershops in our country also follow this decoration as the only sign of the barbershop. Due to the need to attract customers, the columns in front of barbershops are not necessarily red, blue and white.

Coming in from abroad.

Claim 1: During the French Revolution, there was a barbershop that was a base of activity for revolutionaries. Once, under the cover of a barber, a leading leader of a revolutionary party was able to escape in pursuit.

After the victory of the revolution, in recognition of their achievements, they were allowed to use the red, white and blue national flags as symbols, which gradually evolved into the later turn-down lights, which were imitated by various countries and became international barbershop symbols.

Claim 2: Composed of blue, red and white ribbons, there were no professional doctors in the European Middle Ages, and the general disease was made up of bloodletting, and the barber acted as a phlebotomy, red represented arteries, blue represented veins, and white represented bandages. For signage, it is equivalent to hanging a wine flag at the door of the hotel.

It has been handed down to later generations, but the content is different.

Attractive, it may also have some meaning, probably because of the logo of the first large barbershop.

That's a good question,-。

I remember when I was a child, I also asked my parents and they didn't know, they were always curious, and they all checked and forgot about this question. Sissy.

I'm looking forward to the answer.

I've heard people say it before, but it's not detailed, it seems to be imported from abroad, and I'm also concerned about the war. Notify me when you find out! Thanks in advance!

Passed from France, during the German occupation of France, the red, white and blue columns were placed at the door of the contact point of the underground party in France, representing the French flag.

Why do every barbershop have rotating pillars in front of them? After reading it, I finally solved my years of doubts!

A unified visual image, but a rotating drum, can be LED image subtitles, or static graphic light boxes.