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Where is International Body Piercing Day celebrated?

It is celebrated across the world with great enthusiasm.

This day is mainly celebrated by people of all ages who love to pierce their bodies.

There is no specific date as to when this day began.

It is believed that Jim Ward started this day on his birthday.

Body piercing is considered a form of self-decoration. Since ancient times body piercing has been common between men and women across many countries. However, pierced people have different self-expression when they flaunt their body piercings with their jewelry. Even in Pre-Columbian and North American cultures, body piercings or labrets among some tribes were a ritual. Different types of piercings were common in many countries. Let us learn about the origin and timeline.

The common belief behind body piercing was wearing different jewelry and following the age-old body piercing tradition. Artists and singers have usually marked the body with tattoos and piercings. Clip-on became another trend along with piercings. It is also believed by some people that when you pierce your body and put on a piece of jewelry, you get rid of the evil spirit. It was a medium of self-expression and self-decoration.

You can celebrate this day by piercing a body part like the nose or ear. Usually, multiple piercings are on the ear, and people like to wear and flaunt their jewelry. If you don't like body piercing, you can also wear clips and pressing nose pins to celebrate International Body Piercing Day. However, although body piercing is common in almost all countries, the awareness about this specific day is doubtful. Body piercing is now a rising industry; piercings are now a fashion and self-expression statement.

June 28 is celebrated as International Body Piercing Day to mark Jim Ward's birthday. Jim Ward had opened his first professional piercing studio in 1978 named Gauntlet in California, which is also the world's first studio dedicated to piercing.

International Body Piercing Day has a rich history and legacy that is celebrated across the world.

Various events are organized on International Body Piercing Day across the world.

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