Movember Moustache Growing

You may think that today is the 1st of November, but you'd be wrong. It is actually the 1st of Movember. For, you see, over the next month thousands of men across the world will be refusing to shave their top lip in a bid to grow the biggest, most ridiculous moustache, all in aid of charity.

Global Phenomenon 

It all started back in 1999 when a group of Australian men came up with the idea. After growing in popularity faster than anyone could have expected, it was taken over by the Movember Foundation charity in 2004. Since then, it has become a truly global phenomenon, and so far more than 1.1 million people have taken part, raising an incredible £106million overall. The money all goes to raising awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression.

Movember has gone from strength to strength in the UK and last year 120,000 people helped raise £11.7million simply by growing hair on their top lip.

The Rules

The full rules, as detailed in the ‘Movember Manifesto' are:

1. On "Shadowe'en" (October 31), the complete moustache region, including the entire upper lip and handlebar zones, must be completely shaved.
2. For the entire duration of Movember [November 1-30], no hair shall be allowed to grow in the goatee zone (any facial area below the bottom lip).
3. There is to be no joining of the moustache to sideburns.

So, there we go. If you see anyone wandering around with a big moustache over the next month, don't assume they are simply stuck in the ‘70s, but go and congratulate them for raising money for charity.

For more information on how you can get involved, check out the Movember site.

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