What is Movember?
While it started out just focusing on raising awareness for prostate cancer and depression, it would soon grow to include all men’s health issues
Movember is all about growing facial hair in November (especially a moustache, hence the Mo) with the aim of raising awareness about men’s health issues. Yes, a moustache in November equals Movember!
It all started in 1999 in Australia when a group of young men decided that the middle of summer was a fantastic time to grow a beard (seasons are backward down there, remember).
It all started, as most great ideas do, in a local pub and quickly had a group of 80 men dedicated to raising awareness for men’s health issues and spreading this around the world.
While it started out just focusing on raising awareness for prostate cancer and depression, it would soon grow to include all men’s health issues.
Competitions for the greatest moustache are held around the world, with 21 national winners being selected, and then one of them being immortalized as the International Man Of Movember.
So if you can grow facial hair, it’s time to let it grow wild!
Style it or leave it untamed, colour it or leave it natural, even wax it – whatever you do, just make sure you spend Movember growing a magnificent moustache and beard.
Yes, it’s already the 25th today, so you have a week’s excuse not to pick up a razor!
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