Origin of dreadlock was in Africa Egypt, culture starts one area then expend to another, good example is henna start in Sudan/ Egypt and expand to India
@@ayushibhatt1975 Origin of dreadlock was in Africa Egypt, culture starts one area then expend to another, good example is henna start in Sudan/ Egypt and expand to India
@@Ripdad311 Origin of dreadlock was in Africa Egypt, culture starts one area then expend to another, good example is henna start in Sudan/ Egypt and expand to India
I appreciate, more than you know, this video. My ancestry is Celtic. I have always, from day one loves the look of dreadlocks. I have admired them on so many people from various cultures. I think they are beautiful. You have made my day. I will share this with anyone and everyone.
Yes sir! It's a human culture. We color, cut, shave, style, etc.. it's what we do as people. Dread Locs just get put in the spotlight more than any other style.. reason, not too sure.. I judge not.
As a white lady who has always been a fan of dreadlocks, I appreciate you saying this. I always found guys sporting dreadlocks to be super handsome no matter what their race. I would wear dreads myself if my hair wasn't so thin. People with full heads of thick hair make for some kick ass dreads and it makes me jealous. :)
Get them anyways! You can make the sections smaller. My "regular" hair I can wrap a hair tie around it 3 times for a ponytail. I have 63 dreads starting with 5 at the base/nape of my neck. I could have 70 but I left a good section in the front loose. As they mature they shrink and will compact and get thicker. I'm going to start my own dread channel soon. When I do, I'll come back here and comment the name so you can follow and see. Maybe we have the same hair as far as amount and thickness/thinness goes?
@@kitomad7357 totally agree. Have had my current locs for about 3 years, visit a locktician about every 6 or 8 weeks for a tidy up. Love them, all their delicious thinness, greyness and quirkiness. plus you get to meet a much more open and engaging segment of community. they smile more, say hi more and just seem more chilled. Just do it.
your locks are so beautiful. Thank you for educating us and seeing everything from a perspective of love, my heart longs for people to come together instead of stand against each other for something as simple as hairstyles
It is very very refreshing to see someone explain it in a calm and civil manner the history of this hairstyle. Simply that it doesn't belong to anyone. It's something that has made it's way through every culture with just about every meaning behind them.
Yay!! You're back!!! I dont know how i missed your new video the other day! Very happy to see you doing more content. Its so interesting to see things from your point of view xx
Chris, love your videos and your perspective on dreds. I saw on one of your videos you had on dreds and cultural appropriation, you mentioned creating a channel on your history and stories you learned growing up. I would love to see this
I can really only think of three areas/ cultures that have maintained dreadlocks, Africa, certain Hindu's and Buddhists. Jewish were probably one of the last cultures to "leave it behind" if one thinks of a "modern" culture. Oddly enough there's no real history why many cultures did so.
Good information. I had no idea. I think I'll feel better about doing dreads on non-Africans now that I know the history and that the hair style belongs to all ancient humans.
Dreadlocks come from almost every were even if they did just come from Africa (Wich they didn't) it doesn't matter you can't claim a hairstyle and stop others from doing it.
In the bible you will see that the priests of TMH God, always kept their hair in neat and clean order, not allowing their hair to turn to ras/locks/janks/natty. They polled it whenever it got too long and kept their hair well clean. as history shows the Hindus wear it as a sacred way to their god. others who wear the style, do it as a style. so you are correct, other people wore it, it shows very clear our choice.
Some of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks date back as far as 3600 years to the Minoan Civilization, one of Europe's earliest civilizations, centered in Crete (now part of Greece).
wow thank you brother i believe what you saying👏🏿👏🏿..im sure my native aboriginal ancestors hear in Australia🇦🇺 had dreadlocks aswell🙏🏾.my ancestors lived our land country for 65thousand years✊🏿😎
U are amazing I feel so much better about getting dread locks I have been getting so much...well before people get mad I have been getting racial comments about I'm white quit trying to black and its hurts my feelings cuss I dont see color I see personality and I dont wanna say anything back cuss everyone Els takes there side with it
I feel you. 20 years ago I had locks and it was ok, I got locks again a year ago and I'm sick of the "culture vulture"comments. I don't see color either, I love cultures and we should embrace everyone.
Hi, I truely admire this method of loc maintenance, but have yet to find someone that does it! Do you suggest someone in Atlanta, GA or a state near by??
I really do have a question about dreadlocks for six months now. Is it okay to wash your dreadlocks every 5 months. Or should I wash my hair every 3 months? Oh and I did them myself so I'm learning as I go by watching TH-cam channels
i just came to know how people did them back in older days but this video was a response to the question of "who owns locs". i appreciate it anyway! we can let each other make their own choices. i just want to know how the style evolved out of curiosity, though. so ill keep looking haha
I don't even wear dreads and more people should see this video, a lot of people are misinformed. No one stole anyone's culture its a hairstyle, live your life 😊
I'm Egyptian Armenian American and have dreads 4 feet long. However its very frowned upon as Armenians NEVER have dreads. And I've yet to see an Egyptian with dreads. It gets lonely here! I'm the only one!
@@walkswithbear7935 thanks! I'm Asian and won't do dreadlocks or some braids anyway but some people annoys me by telling someone not to dress in some ways based on their skin colour so I'm collecting evidences that they can dress whatever they want lol
Sean Toney correct... the first humans who’s hair grew long enough to loc were African... the first humans were African ... but to say every one is from Africa is a misnomer to say the least.
@@fadesonloc3758 that was my point haha, i wasn't actually curious, and technically everyone is from Africa, all life evolved in Africa and various tribes decided to start spreading and that's how we globalized, basically.
Okay let’s get to the facts and not deal with assumptions here or what videos or others say, there is a deeper spiritual significance to our hair. The term Dreadlocks comes from a movement called the guerrillas warriors movement who vowed not to cut their hair Haille Selassie former Emperor of Ethiopia was released from exile from resistance against the Italian invasion. These man’s hair become matted and locked over time thus the term “Dreadlocks” was born. LOCKS are just about style, but for us to them it was a statement. It is also known and has been found that the out hair, the nappy, Afro woolly type hair acts as an antenna to transit and receive energy, frequency and messages if knotted true fact. In short out strength lays in our hair, yet a lot of us black man don’t know that about ourselves. Keeping the individual strong and healthy.
The Mau mau people of Kenya also faced this as formed dreadlocks as a results of white supremacy in their land. And dreadlocks stood as a symbol to go against anything European or white. This was another form of embracing their African roots and African beauty.
Also to add on my point, locks also represent a lions mane. That’s why the even the Rasta flag has a lion on it because they know and acknowledge the origins of the hair and it’s story that it represents.
You need to study more about spirituality. Your hair isn't any more spiritual than your skin. Everything is made up of energy. Not just hair. And no message isn't stored in tbis hair. Research on energy and frequency please. You have been misinformed. There is nothing spiritual about dreadlocks. It's just matted hair. If there was, we would loose our spirituality when we cut. The things of the spirit are spirit. You don't have to have dreadlocks to be Rasta. It is a divine conception of the heart. The spirit world is not limited to 3 dimensional reality. Nothing on earth more spiritual than another. Not the church or the mosque, not the cross, clothes, the sun the moon. Nothing. Please research on the things of the spirit. I have been a high priest way before I locked my hair. It can be a symbol of your spirituality but it does not make you any spiritual with or without them. The things of the spirit are spirit. We are spirit beings. Your way of thinking is very carnal and earthly. Come up higher.
@@noexceptions8438 😂 omg im never made it up if you look past white history and your woke you will see besides its been proven the blackman was the first on the planet and melinated people so of course we made it
@@youngrico7798 idc who it came from it's a hairstyle worn by many races what's your point that their the first it doesn't prove anything dreads are for Everyone just like every hairstyle
Hey Man I am from India and I appreciate that you mentioned that almost all the cultures had dreads before Ancient.
I agree with you completely I am so happy to see this. Finally we all are opening up of each others culture. 💜🇮🇳
But all cultures couldn’t have had dreads at the same time; the question is where did dreads originate?
Origin of dreadlock was in Africa Egypt, culture starts one area then expend to another, good example is henna start in Sudan/ Egypt and expand to India
@@ayushibhatt1975 Origin of dreadlock was in Africa Egypt, culture starts one area then expend to another, good example is henna start in Sudan/ Egypt and expand to India
@@Ripdad311 Origin of dreadlock was in Africa Egypt, culture starts one area then expend to another, good example is henna start in Sudan/ Egypt and expand to India
If you got dreadlock like it up
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I appreciate, more than you know, this video. My ancestry is Celtic. I have always, from day one loves the look of dreadlocks. I have admired them on so many people from various cultures. I think they are beautiful. You have made my day. I will share this with anyone and everyone.
Indian Shivites Pre History as they still have today as many other cultures.
Exactly they are the current culture with the oldest use of dreadlocks.
Yes sir! It's a human culture. We color, cut, shave, style, etc.. it's what we do as people. Dread Locs just get put in the spotlight more than any other style.. reason, not too sure.. I judge not.
Not really no how many cultures with you as locs
Man, I was waiting for this. I was please don’t say they actually started in one place at one time.
THANK YOU.
THEY ARE HUMAN CULTURE
As a white lady who has always been a fan of dreadlocks, I appreciate you saying this. I always found guys sporting dreadlocks to be super handsome no matter what their race. I would wear dreads myself if my hair wasn't so thin. People with full heads of thick hair make for some kick ass dreads and it makes me jealous. :)
Get them anyways! You can make the sections smaller. My "regular" hair I can wrap a hair tie around it 3 times for a ponytail. I have 63 dreads starting with 5 at the base/nape of my neck. I could have 70 but I left a good section in the front loose. As they mature they shrink and will compact and get thicker. I'm going to start my own dread channel soon. When I do, I'll come back here and comment the name so you can follow and see. Maybe we have the same hair as far as amount and thickness/thinness goes?
@@kitomad7357 totally agree. Have had my current locs for about 3 years, visit a locktician about every 6 or 8 weeks for a tidy up. Love them, all their delicious thinness, greyness and quirkiness. plus you get to meet a much more open and engaging segment of community. they smile more, say hi more and just seem more chilled. Just do it.
watch videos on how to get thicker hair
You sound dumb
It's just a hairstyle more or less! Don't know why some people have to be upset about that! LOL
I love you!!! So much. Your words run through me and i feel them in my bones. Keep spreading your wisdom please, the world needs it. 🌿💜
Indians was the first bumbaclot dreads
I Love the way you look at the topic. It is nice and refreshing.
My favorite dreadlocks channel. Keep preaching!
Mine too!!!!
The Indian Sadhu all have dreadlocks...
Dreadlocks originally in East Africa and North Africa not India
@@fcafricanunion9915 did u really watch the video?😂
your locks are so beautiful. Thank you for educating us and seeing everything from a perspective of love, my heart longs for people to come together instead of stand against each other for something as simple as hairstyles
It is very very refreshing to see someone explain it in a calm and civil manner the history of this hairstyle. Simply that it doesn't belong to anyone. It's something that has made it's way through every culture with just about every meaning behind them.
In spanish dreadlocks are called "rastas"
That is an interesting bit of info rite there.
You should do a podcast! You are an entertaining speaker!
Thank you
I would love a podcast!
Yay!! You're back!!! I dont know how i missed your new video the other day! Very happy to see you doing more content. Its so interesting to see things from your point of view xx
Cave people didn't brush or comb their hair so Freeforming?
Chris, love your videos and your perspective on dreds. I saw on one of your videos you had on dreds and cultural appropriation, you mentioned creating a channel on your history and stories you learned growing up. I would love to see this
old Celt with the locks of my ancestors
I can really only think of three areas/ cultures that have maintained dreadlocks, Africa, certain Hindu's and Buddhists. Jewish were probably one of the last cultures to "leave it behind" if one thinks of a "modern" culture. Oddly enough there's no real history why many cultures did so.
I would think it'd be out of necessity rather than beauty, but I'm not sure.
This is America
this should be the mainstream. not those ppl with colored glasses and ignorant minds attacking cultures they don't even know
:) Waóhola, my friend. May your message continue to spread and not fall on deaf ears.
The Celtic people and the Vikings wore dreadlocks 5600 years ago. There are photos of early native Americans with dreadlocks.
Good information. I had no idea. I think I'll feel better about doing dreads on non-Africans now that I know the history and that the hair style belongs to all ancient humans.
Yup, Vikings and some german tribes wore dreads
THANK YOU FOR SAYING DREADS ARE NOT A BLACK ONLY CULTURE!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!
Shut up dreads has always been a black culture
@@marciabarros9608 Clown
@@marciabarros9608 there is literally one the most powerful and oldest Hindu god with dreads...
I know a lot of Black folks mad at this video... always quick to be like your culture appropriating you wanna be black 🤦♂️😂😂
Dreadlocks come from almost every were even if they did just come from Africa (Wich they didn't) it doesn't matter you can't claim a hairstyle and stop others from doing it.
In the bible you will see that the priests of TMH God, always kept their hair in neat and clean order, not allowing their hair to turn to ras/locks/janks/natty. They polled it whenever it got too long and kept their hair well clean. as history shows the Hindus wear it as a sacred way to their god. others who wear the style, do it as a style. so you are correct, other people wore it, it shows very clear our choice.
Some of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks date back as far as 3600 years to the Minoan Civilization, one of Europe's earliest civilizations, centered in Crete (now part of Greece).
The oldest depiction is in the Vedas from 1500BC .God Shiva. Had it before anyone
Braids aren't dreadlocks and those depictions aren't clear
@@woahkemosabe7755 True they do look like braids therefore Crete was the first civilization to wear dreadlocks
@@jackfrost9003 Dreads originated from the Cushitas and Nubians of Egypt
Facts!
Dreadlocks are the natural hair style. Cavemen had them first all over earth.
I just love you’re videos. You’re such a peaceful person.
wow thank you brother i believe what you saying👏🏿👏🏿..im sure my native aboriginal ancestors hear in Australia🇦🇺 had dreadlocks aswell🙏🏾.my ancestors lived our land country for 65thousand years✊🏿😎
Native Americans had them too !!! ❤️
U are amazing I feel so much better about getting dread locks I have been getting so much...well before people get mad I have been getting racial comments about I'm white quit trying to black and its hurts my feelings cuss I dont see color I see personality and I dont wanna say anything back cuss everyone Els takes there side with it
I feel you. 20 years ago I had locks and it was ok, I got locks again a year ago and I'm sick of the "culture vulture"comments. I don't see color either, I love cultures and we should embrace everyone.
Shiiit Do it💫
As long as it's not damaging your hair there shouldn't be reason to make hairstyles a cultural thing.
A humble gentleman who has managed and speaks the truth.
Very interesting Kris! Thank you
Well said brother.
Our Gods Shiva itself has dreadlocks so its not from different cultures its originated from one place later it spread due time
Thank you!!!! Its a HUMAN CULTURE!!! ❤
Ok so who where the first humans then ?
White people are genetic mutations the first people were black
White people came into exist in 17th century
we have that in the philippines but they view that as dirty after spanish colonization so we basically dont use that it is rare.
this video would make a lot of gatekeeping people very mad
It already does. 🤣🤣🤣
Love this video format Mr. McDread
I LOVE the way you are tinking about humans - all humans. Thank you👍💕
Thank you for this
lol locs stared in North Africa
Thankyou 🙏🏻 this is very informing and means a lot
Thank you for what you are doing, its sooo important
Kris Mcdred the original dreadlock channel. I realised I needed dreads from this channel.
Nice video man! And thanks to you! for make them! bless
This just shows how much humans have in common. i guess we aren’t so different from each other lol (that’s sarcasm) great video
Haha this video is 4 minutes and 20 seconds long.
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Great video!! Thank you for this. Love your channel, your work is amazing.
I wanted dreadlocks so much, but I’ve been terrified of the white people who speak on behalf of the black community.
That was a fantastic video!👍🏿
Hola que tal amigo mios.. hello, my friend 🙏♥️🤘Happy New Year and Many Blessings to you, your beautiful wife and daughter, Family 🙏🙏
finally someone that knows what he´s talking about.
I love your videos
Hi, I truely admire this method of loc maintenance, but have yet to find someone that does it! Do you suggest someone in Atlanta, GA or a state near by??
You are an amazing human being. Thank you 🙏🏻
Amen to that. So tired of people thinking differently about them.
Thank you for sharing this knowledge!!
so much respect man !
I really do have a question about dreadlocks for six months now. Is it okay to wash your dreadlocks every 5 months. Or should I wash my hair every 3 months? Oh and I did them myself so I'm learning as I go by watching TH-cam channels
Wash every week. I wash every 3rd day.
Very interesting ☺️
i just came to know how people did them back in older days but this video was a response to the question of "who owns locs". i appreciate it anyway! we can let each other make their own choices. i just want to know how the style evolved out of curiosity, though. so ill keep looking haha
I intend to do a series on this.
Blessings is anyway I can make contact with you
I don't even wear dreads and more people should see this video, a lot of people are misinformed. No one stole anyone's culture its a hairstyle, live your life 😊
Love!
L💓ve this. Locs👑 are a human culture non specific.🙏🙏🙏💓💓💓
Beautiful message
Yeeah they did!
In India it had a meaning to it
hey Kris, where are you from? Love your content, by the way, keep at it!
Pretty sure nubian sufis still do it tho
Shiva jattas! 🕉
jamaicans would be the first to claim as the first
Are you in Kenya cause when we go to my grand mother we pass maumau I am akikuyu
Agreed. Ty
I'm Egyptian Armenian American and have dreads 4 feet long. However its very frowned upon as Armenians NEVER have dreads. And I've yet to see an Egyptian with dreads. It gets lonely here! I'm the only one!
All those cultures you named were black people so very true.
Thank you 🙏
He has the truth about dreads on lock.
Can you do a video on frizz control
I loveeeee youuuuu
You be able to do a video on how to maintain your own hair buy grabbing your dreads from your own head. Just to show us how to do it on our own .
This brother tells the truth.
Did vikings really have dreadlocks?
@@walkswithbear7935 you read them from the book or find it on internet? I just wanna read more
@@walkswithbear7935 did you find anything about braids ?
@@walkswithbear7935 thanks! I'm Asian and won't do dreadlocks or some braids anyway but some people annoys me by telling someone not to dress in some ways based on their skin colour so I'm collecting evidences that they can dress whatever they want lol
What do you mean “all cultures had Locs “ who was the original? Who has the oldest proof of having locs
thats untraceable, its like asking for the origin of hair
Sean Toney correct... the first humans who’s hair grew long enough to loc were African... the first humans were African ... but to say every one is from Africa is a misnomer to say the least.
Suke when you find the origin of man you automatically find the origin of hair
@@fadesonloc3758 that was my point haha, i wasn't actually curious, and technically everyone is from Africa, all life evolved in Africa and various tribes decided to start spreading and that's how we globalized, basically.
@@fadesonloc3758 "when you find the origin of man you automatically find the origin of hair" = false. maybe you can say origin of hair style.
Mediterranean
Dont forget the Nazarite vow of the isrealites
Hey Kris McDred how ru? always enjoyed yr channels. U still there bro? Hope u well. One Love
Yes. Be back soon. Got some father duties to do then get back to TH-cam
❤
Okay let’s get to the facts and not deal with assumptions here or what videos or others say, there is a deeper spiritual significance to our hair. The term Dreadlocks comes from a movement called the guerrillas warriors movement who vowed not to cut their hair Haille Selassie former Emperor of Ethiopia was released from exile from resistance against the Italian invasion. These man’s hair become matted and locked over time thus the term “Dreadlocks” was born. LOCKS are just about style, but for us to them it was a statement. It is also known and has been found that the out hair, the nappy, Afro woolly type hair acts as an antenna to transit and receive energy, frequency and messages if knotted true fact. In short out strength lays in our hair, yet a lot of us black man don’t know that about ourselves. Keeping the individual strong and healthy.
The Mau mau people of Kenya also faced this as formed dreadlocks as a results of white supremacy in their land. And dreadlocks stood as a symbol to go against anything European or white. This was another form of embracing their African roots and African beauty.
Also to add on my point, locks also represent a lions mane. That’s why the even the Rasta flag has a lion on it because they know and acknowledge the origins of the hair and it’s story that it represents.
@@theofficialbigmood8180 this is my tribe. I am Mau Mau. I speak mau mau. Born and raise.
You need to study more about spirituality. Your hair isn't any more spiritual than your skin. Everything is made up of energy. Not just hair. And no message isn't stored in tbis hair. Research on energy and frequency please. You have been misinformed. There is nothing spiritual about dreadlocks. It's just matted hair. If there was, we would loose our spirituality when we cut. The things of the spirit are spirit. You don't have to have dreadlocks to be Rasta. It is a divine conception of the heart. The spirit world is not limited to 3 dimensional reality. Nothing on earth more spiritual than another. Not the church or the mosque, not the cross, clothes, the sun the moon. Nothing. Please research on the things of the spirit. I have been a high priest way before I locked my hair. It can be a symbol of your spirituality but it does not make you any spiritual with or without them. The things of the spirit are spirit. We are spirit beings. Your way of thinking is very carnal and earthly. Come up higher.
@@theofficialbigmood8180 please don't speak about Rasta. You don't know about it clearly. Ètoe engì ìnugagìra itìna. Mau mau saying.
🙏🙏🙏
No haffi dread to bee rasta❤️💛💚
Ok but remember who was the first race ? And back then there were way more melanated people then Caucasian
We don't know the first race the would be near impossible to tell. what's you issue dude?
@@noexceptions8438 bro its not hard the further back you go the darker the skin goes
@@youngrico7798 that probably the something you made up but anyway it's just a stupid hair style
@@noexceptions8438 😂 omg im never made it up if you look past white history and your woke you will see besides its been proven the blackman was the first on the planet and melinated people so of course we made it
@@youngrico7798 idc who it came from it's a hairstyle worn by many races what's your point that their the first it doesn't prove anything dreads are for Everyone just like every hairstyle
PH here
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