Movember

November is in Australie traditioneel (ahum, een traditie van een jaar of 6, kunnen we dat wel een traditie noemen?) de maand van de mo, de moustache, de snoche, de ongeschoren bovenlip, kortom, de snor. Aangezien iedereen hier moustache afkort tot "mo" was november al snel geidentificeerd als de maand die dit heuglijke event mocht hosten. Maar waar gaat dat nu allemaal over?

Wel, ik kan het waarschijnlijk zelf niet beter zeggen dan de website:

Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Mo Bros, supported by their Mo Sistas, start Movember (November 1st) clean shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache. During Movember, each Mo Bro effectively becomes a walking billboard for men’s health and, via their Mo, raises essential funds and awareness for Movember’s men’s health partners – The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue – the national depression initiative.

The idea for Movember came about in 2003 when a few mates were having a beer in a small bar in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Inspired by the women’s health movement, it was recognized that men were lacking a way to engage and actively involve themselves in their own health. During a conversation about fashion and past trends, the idea came up to bring the moustache back for one month, and in doing so, have some fun, raise a small amount of money and hopefully encourage men to talk about their health with each other. Since this time, Movember has continued to grow each year, both in terms of participation numbers and funds raised. In its first year, 30 Mo Bros took part in Movember and last year, in Australia alone, 125,000 Mo Bro & Sistas got on board, raising more than $8million for each of Movember’s men’s health partners.
Bron: http://au.movember.com/

Dit is het serieuze gedeelte. Daarnaast zijn er ook:

- de regels: 1) Once registered, each Mo bro must start November 1st with a clean shaven face, 2) There is to be no joining the mo to the sideburns; that is a beard, 3) There is to be no joining of the handlebars on the chin; that's a goatee, and 4) A small complimentary growth under the bottom lip is allowed (aka The Tickler)

- "What sort of man grows a Mo?": ** He's a man with confidence, a leader, not a follower, he sets the trends that other follow ** He stays true to the mo ** He's the first to be invited to a party and the last to leave ** And when he takes off on a unique experience count on him taking a full bodied thirst quencher along, for his golden moments are often enhanced by a golden thirst.

- en natuurlijk de officiele mo-styleguide:

Ja, die mannen hebben hun PR op orde!


Om maar te zeggen: zij die graag een centje sponsoren zijn van harte welkom! Ik denk dat ongeveer de helft van mijn klas meedoet, dus zo voel ik mij toch iets minder idioot.

Hopen dat ik het een hele maand kan aanzien, daar in de spiegel...

Mo!
Jef