Dread is an English word that in many cases is used as an abbreviation for dreadlocks, which describes a hairstyle characterized by the presentation of long, thin braids.
You dreads gained more popularity thanks to the movement rastafarian and Bob Marley, but contrary to what many people think, the Rastafarians were not the first to use the dreads. Many years earlier, some ethnic groups in North and East Africa were already using dreadlocks. There are artifacts from Ancient Egypt with engravings of this hairstyle, and archaeological excavations have revealed mummies with dreads.
people use dreadlocks for various reasons, some of which are pride for their ethnicity, religious or spiritual reasons, political or simply for aesthetic reasons. There are several types of dreads, like dreads of wool or dreads synthetics.
There are some prejudices towards users of dreadlocks. Many people associate this hairstyle with poor hygiene, and believe that these people do not wash their hair, which in most cases is not true. Some maintenance rules for the
dreads include washing your hair at least twice a week. Another common prejudice is that people who use dreadlocks they are drug users, specifically cannabis.In Hinduism, the dreadlocks they are known as Jata and are used by devotees of god Shiva.
In English, the word dread means fear or terror; While lock it could be a lock of hair. Thus, a possible translation could be "fearful curls of hair". This interpretation may have arisen because the dreadlocks they were used by East African warriors as a means of intimidating enemies. In the Rastafarian religion, this way of wearing hair reveals a fear (dread) to the Lord.