Why Cossacks with earrings in their ears were reluctant to enter battle

  • Nov 12, 2021
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Why Cossacks with earrings in their ears were reluctant to enter battle

Earrings are over 7,000 years old. The history of this jewelry is quite ancient. As times and eras changed, they were exclusively female or, conversely, male accessory. There was even a time when they were generally forbidden to wear.

Cossack earrings were a distinctive feature: they were worn on the right, on the left, or on both ears / Photo: yaplakal.com
Cossack earrings were a distinctive feature: they were worn on the right, on the left, or on both ears / Photo: yaplakal.com
Cossack earrings were a distinctive feature: they were worn on the right, on the left, or on both ears / Photo: yaplakal.com

As for people related to military service, their earrings were a distinctive feature. Someone only on the left ear, others - on the right, and someone wore a pair of earrings, in both ears. And there was a reason for that.

Depending on the ear in which the Cossack had an earring, the commanders were guided by sending soldiers into battle / Photo: guideme.com.ua
Depending on the ear in which the Cossack had an earring, the commanders were guided by sending soldiers into battle / Photo: guideme.com.ua

The Cossacks did not pay tribute to fashion, putting on this jewelry. It was by the earrings that the commanders guided themselves, sending the fighters into battle. If the earring was in the left ear, then this person is the only son in the family, although not the only child. When the earring is in the right ear, it means he is the last man in his family (he had no sons, uncles, paternal nephews). When the earrings are in both the right and left ears, it means that he is the only child in the family.

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After the death of the breadwinner, care for his parents fell on the shoulders of the community / Photo: southklad.ru
After the death of the breadwinner, care for his parents fell on the shoulders of the community / Photo: southklad.ru

Of course, if there was at least some opportunity, the commanders tried not to risk the lives of these Cossacks, to protect them. Firstly, it was humane, and secondly, after the death of the breadwinner, care for his parents fell on the shoulders of the community.

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But such Cossacks also actively participated in hostilities, only they did not fight in the first row / Photo: guideme.com.ua
But such Cossacks also actively participated in hostilities, only they did not fight in the first row / Photo: guideme.com.ua

But even such Cossacks actively participated in hostilities, only they did not fight in the first row, which gave them more chances of survival.

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