Mustache March

The beginning of March marks the beginning of 31 days of facial hair. Be prepared to grow your mustache, if you can - or, if you can't - just sit back and bask in the glory of the stache.

The month in honor of the mustache started hundreds of years ago.

Pictured above is King Juan De Bigote. On March 1, 1637, he announced to his country (Spain) that the weather was now warm enough that beards were forbidden and only the "beard of the upper lip" (as it was called back then) was allowed.

He made this ruling in the hope that it would make his workers more efficient as they plowed in the corn fields. In reality, this is true - lack of wind resistance on the face helped their primary export go up 3%.

The tragedy in this story is that a late spring in Spain that year caused March to be the coldest in history. The King watched as many of his countrymen fell and died with hypothermia. In honor of the deceased, King Bigote vowed to never shave his "upper lip beard" and gave it a new name - the mustache - which directly translates to: the deceased beardless countrymen.

Everyday is Mustache March for Hulk Hogan (a descendant of King Bigote)

Today, many people honor the dead countrymen with their own mustaches. You, too, can show your respect by having some "deceased beardless countrymen" on your upper lip. It's not that much of a sacrifice but it goes a long way.

The website moustachemarch.com recognizes those who show their respect.

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Will you pay your respects by growing a mustache?

Have a great Mustache March