Tagging (called piercing) is an increasingly popular form of body art. It consists of the puncture body in specific places and inserting earrings there. Most popular earrings are fastened with ball ring (captive bead ring), circular barbell, bananabell, barbells and barbells surface, so called because of the shape.

Ear piercing and decorating one of the earliest known history of artificial modification of the body, reaching practically the beginning of our history. One of the earliest places where he found traces of “tagging” the town were the ruins of Persepolis, where one of the ancient ruins of the palace are images of warriors wearing earrings in one ear. Other figures are finding evidence in various parts of the world, depicting images of the decorated ears.

Body piercing is practiced, and it was all over the world, both among men, women and children. Today, however, are more popular among women. Piercing ears are the most - one or both, and although the ear can be pierced in many places, the most popular place is the Earlobe. This place is the only part of the ear has no cartilage, it is also very poorly innervated - so it is probably the best place to pierce. Increment in petal auricle are not too painful, and relatively quickly compared with other przekłuciami to heal. And though personally I do not recommend this, I know that many people pierce her ear in the same place …

Reasons to wear earrings, altered the course of our history, and were varied depending on the culture. Ranging from practical purposes when worn heavy earrings in order to extend the ear flap (eg, characteristically of Easter Island, or the Buddha has not yet been divested of wealth), which had long had a stress status by objectives, religious purposes until the purely decorative.

In some cultures the wearing of earrings was often associated with social status of the person who wears them. To this end, it was probably above a Persian warrior. Finding it in the excavations earrings made of precious metals can only testify that not everyone was a “stand” on their wear, and therefore they can wear to provide the wealth of the owner.

Another reason for wearing earrings for women were religious reasons - the mystical, reportedly believed that the human ears fall to evil spirits - earrings have it scare …
The wearing of earrings during certain periods and cultures, also testified about belonging to someone or some group. And so, for example, Indian women were placed into the nose stud, which was to provide a submission to men. And in ancient Greece and Rome, earrings genitals slaves, earrings are in addition to show the status was to avoid wasting energy slaves to pleasures of the flesh.

Another reason for the piercing and tagging the bodies were aesthetic aims. Earrings were treated as body decoration. This goal is now probably the most popular and although it may be earrings in the shape of different characters, carry different content - they satisfy the most aesthetic features, which highlights the natural beauty.