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World days, 4 Sept 2027

World Beard Day

An informal day for beards, kept on the first Saturday of September by barbers, beard clubs and the bearded.

World Beard Day is marked on the first Saturday of September. It has no founding body, and its origin is unclear: popular accounts tie it to Viking customs, but there is no good evidence for this. Today it is kept by barbers, beard clubs and grooming shops with meet-ups, trims and photographs, and by people who simply share a picture of their beard. It is a chance to look at the variety of beard styles, from designer stubble and the goatee to the full beard, and at the care each needs, such as trimming, oiling and shaping the neckline and cheek lines.

Guides tied to World Beard Day

BeardThe hair of the chin, cheeks and neckGoateeA chin beard, one of the commonest stylesDesigner stubbleA short, trimmed beard of a few days' growthVan Dyke beardA pointed chin beard with a moustache

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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