What does the colored revolving column at the entrance of the barbershop represent

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.

Probably advertise yourself.

Why is there a "tricolor column" at the entrance of the barbershop

Here's why:The barber shop has a rotating lantern in front of the barber shop, and it is said that during the Second World War, the Germans sent troops to attack France, including 50,000 German troops attacking a city called the city of the Perna River. The French generals stationed in the city knew that they did not have enough troops to confront the Germans, so they retreated in advance, and by the time the Germans entered, they were empty.

A German soldier captured one of the city's residents, a barber named Dankilen, who told the German generals that the French army had retreated westward.

The Germans immediately pursued to the west, but after chasing more than 30 miles, there was still no trace of the French army, it turned out that they were deceived by Dankilen, in fact, the French army retreated to the east, and the German general was angry and shot Dankilen. After the end of the war, France held a state funeral for Dan Killen and placed his body in the Hall of Nations in Paris. Later, the barber shop in France hung a blue, white and red lamp tube at the door to commemorate the glorious patriotic deeds of the barber.

Over time, it became a custom in barbershops.

Other: The color column is usually 3 colors, white, red, and blue. It is generally believed that

White bandage, red bandage of blood (artery), blue vein. In medieval Europe, the barber shop provided the old Kaikuan for bloodletting** service. It was necessary to bandage after bloodletting, at that time the bandages were reused, and it was customary for barbers to hang the washed bandages on the posts at the doorway to dry.

Gradually, the bloody bandage of Sun Qiao floating at the door became the sign of the barber shop, which is the prototype of the red, white and blue colored pillars seen today.

I believe that going to the barber shop is an indispensable itinerary for everyone from time to time, and I hope that Mr. Tony can create a perfect hairstyle for himself. However, every time you go to the barbershop, do you notice that almost all barbershops have rotating tricolor (red, blue, white) columns at the door? Is it said by sand sculpture netizens that it represents washing, cutting and blowing, or does it have a deeper meaning?

Now, it's time for Kopjun to answer your questions. Speaking of this rotating tricolor column, in fact, it has a long history, in Europe 400 years ago, this small column began to rotate.

In the Middle Ages, it was popular to say that the reason why people get sick is because of the imbalance of various elements in the human body, as long as the excess elements in the body are released, they can restore their health, and this treatment method is bloodletting.

Medieval Europe was a religious society, so at first bloodletting was for monks in the church, until 1163, when the Roman Catholic Church declared that clergy were not allowed to participate in any form of surgery, believing that staining blood would stain the faith, and doctors at that time felt that staining blood was undignified, so in the end this task fell to the barber. Life is not easy, versatile, at that time, a qualified barber, not only to help you with haircuts, tooth extraction, bone grafting, cataract surgery ......It's all in hand, and everyone thinks about it. In order to attract customers to bleed, the barber shop put the customer's extracted teeth and blood at the door to show that the shop provided bloodletting services, but in 1307, London** banned this propaganda method, so it was changed to a washed blood-stained bandage tied to a pillar, and later a post with red and white stripes was produced.

In front of the barber shop, there is a kind of cylinder that rotates from time to time, with red, blue, and white diagonal stripe logos.

This sign has been around for a long time. It shows the intimacy between the ancient ** hairshop and surgical medicine. The red, blue, and white lines indicate the arteriovenous and bandaging gauze, respectively.

In medieval Europe, there was a popular "laxative" fitness method, that is, to make a few cuts in several parts of the human body, and then, press the cupping cylinder (that is, cupping in traditional Chinese medicine), with the vacuum gas in the cupping cylinder, to arrest the ga"Bad blood"Aspirate out of the body. At the time, people were interested in this"Fitness method"I firmly believe that this method can lead to all diseases. When the human body is heated, blood circulation is accelerated, and blood is easily sucked out.

So this kind of"Fitness method"Most of the time it takes place in a bathhouse.

At that time, the running hall in the bathhouse was always given first"patients"Haircuts, shaves, and then execution**, bathhouses and barbershops are often combined. In order to facilitate healing, in the ** process, it is generally time to make"patients"Hold on tightly to a cylinder. So, at that time, every barber shop had columns and gauze ready to use.

When the barber shop was not in business, it rolled gauze on a column and placed it at the entrance of the shop hall as a sign. Later, with the development of the times, people felt that the gauze and round columns placed in front of the door were very unhygienic, so people painted red diagonal stripes on the round columns instead of gauze. However, the red lines inevitably reminded people of bloodstained gauze, so people gradually changed the red line cylinder into a red, blue, and white diagonal striped cylinder.

About this colored pillar (barber'S pole) is the "French Revolution" theory. It is said that there was a revolutionary in Paris who hid in the version.

The barbershop protected the revolutionary. In recognition of the contribution of the barber to the revolution, a three-color flower column with the French flag was installed at the entrance of the barbershop.

This color column is composed of blue, red and white tricolor bands, there were no professional doctors in the European Middle Ages, and the general diseases were made by bloodletting, and the barber acted as a phlebotomy, red represents arteries, blue represents veins, and white represents bandages.

Nowadays, this colored pillar has become a traditional icon, and every barber shop has it, and there is a turning light outside, so people can see it from afar and know that there is a barber shop. The purpose is to attract customers, just like the wine flags hung in front of the restaurant in the past.

This color pillar has become a traditional landmark thing, every du barber shop has it, there is a turning light outside the dao, people see it from afar and know that there is a right barber shop. The purpose is to attract customers, just like the wine flags hung in front of the restaurant in the past.

After reading it, did the guys increase their knowledge, it turned out that the three-color pillar at the door of the barbershop was actually related to the surgeon. The next time your friends go to the barbershop, you can transform into a cultural person, and if the barbershop guy sells you all the time, you ask him, "Do you know why you put that turning light at the door?"