Public Library Of Youngstown & Mahoning County: National Love Your Red Hair Day, November 5

Press release from the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County:

Judy Jones

November 5th, 2021

If you have red hair, today is your day.  Celebrate this unique color.  Only 2% of world’s population has red hair.  Historians purport red hair may have started with the Irish, but other historians believe that this recessive gene actually came from the Vikings.   

Some ancient societies in Northern Africa and Rome revered red hair while other cultures in Asia and Egypt found red hair to be a bad omen.  Many women during the witch hunts in Europe were burned at the stake for having red hair.  Ancient Greece believe redheads were vampires.  Some cultures in today’s world stigmatize redheads and think that if you have red hair, you are a witch with evil tendencies.   One young man with red hair grew up in the UK and was harassed and bullied for being a redhead, that is until Ziggy Stardust came along and made it cool. 

Go out and flaunt your ginger, red, strawberry blonde, auburn, ruby, and burgundy tresses today.   

Enjoy reading and viewing these selections from the Library Catalog, Hoopla & OverDrive:

Books 

Hoopla ebooks 

OverDrive eBooks

Hoopla Audiobooks

OverDrive Audiobooks

Hoopla Video 

And, here’s some videos online:

YouTube 

Judy Jones

Judy is a certified Career Facilitator. She has worked with many patrons over the past four years assisting them in writing effective resumes and cover letters. She has guided individuals through the online job application process and has helped them register for Ohio Means Jobs. If you need assistance or would like to send her your resume for review, please email her at jjjones@libraryvisit.org. If you would like to call her to book an appointment, please call 330-744-8636. Judy in also an avid Anglophile! She likes to read British History, fiction and non-fiction, likes to watch TV shows and movies related to British History and often likes to pick at the historical accuracy of such shows.

This press release was produced by the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.