What does that mean? Beards, donations & campaigns

November is here and with it the “Movember” begins again. The origins of the campaign month go back to the end of the 1990s. Around 2012, the bearded “Movember” movement also made it to Germany. Of course, in 2022, too, the eleventh month of the year will be redesigned by many men from November to Movember. But what does that mean exactly?

Here you can find out what “Movember” is all about and what the rules for Movember look like.

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Beards in “Movember”: What is it?

“Movember” is composed of the terms “November” and “Moustache” for mustache. The “Movember” originated in Australia. In 2003, after a drinking spree, a group of Australians wanted to resurrect the mustache. Participants were approached by outsiders about their new face jewelry, encouraging the men to use the attention for a good cause.

So in the coming days and weeks you will come across more and more profile pictures of men with mustaches on social media. But there is no fun action in the foreground. Instead, the aim is to draw attention to serious issues relating to male health. In the meantime, Movember has developed into a worldwide movement for a good cause. Fundraising campaigns raise money for research projects, especially for research into diseases such as testicular and prostate cancer.

A notice: The “Movember” was started as a charitable campaign. In the meantime, however, the event has become very well known and is often used as a marketing tool. So it’s now not always obvious whether you want to present yourself as a participant of the fundraiser with a mustache or just let the beard grow because it’s hip in November.

The aim of the movement is to collect donations for research into and the prevention of diseases specific to men, such as prostate cancer, but also depression and bipolar disorders. For the fundraising project created its own websitewhich is also available in German.

• Those who take part in Movember don’t do so with a funny video like the “Ice Bucket Challenge”, for example, but show this with a mustache that they let grow in November.
• You usually start November clean-shaven and let your mustache grow in the following days and weeks.
• The Movember should not be an excuse to only make a visual change.
• Rather, the aim here is to raise awareness of certain diseases.
• In addition, of course, donations should be collected, especially for the fight against testicular and prostate cancer.
• Anyone who takes part in “Movember” becomes a “MoBro”.

The most beautiful beards in Movember

The Movember Foundation gives you suggestions on how to grow your beard this month:

Ahead of the release of Star Wars, Chewbacca sets a good example for Movember:

Of course, it’s still too early in the month to present a stately upper lip part. In the coming days we will update the overview of the most active Movember participants.

The rules for Movember 2022

The following rules apply to Movember:

1. registration under Movember.com
2. The starting signal for beard growth is November 1st.
3. From this day you shall grow a mustache for 30 days.
4. Full beards, goatees or false beards are not permitted.
5. The “power” of the mustache is said to be used to stimulate conversation about health issues and to raise money for the fight against prostate, testicular cancer and related diseases.
6. The mustache also obliges you as a MoBro to always behave like a gentleman.
7. You can find the exact rules for Movember on the Movement website.

Parallel to “Movember” the “No Nut November” starts. Who is taking part?

In recent years, among other things, the DFB national player Joshua Kimmich participated in “Movember” and brought the mustache back to the Bundesliga stadiums and caused a stir for the Movember movement.

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