Editing Hairstyle (section)

===Life transitions===
In many cultures, including Hindu culture and among the [[Wayana|Wayana people]] of the [[Guiana Shield|Guiana highlands]], young people have historically shaved off their hair to denote coming-of-age. Women in [[India]] historically have signified adulthood by switching from wearing two braids to one. Among the [[Rendille people|Rendille]] of north-eastern [[Kenya]] and the Tchikrin people of the [[Amazon rainforest|Brazilian rainforest]], both men and women shave their heads after the death of a close family member. When a man died in ancient [[Greece]], his wife cut off her hair and buried it with him,<ref name="sherrow141"/> and in Hindu families, the chief mourner is expected to shave his or her head 3 days after the death.<ref>{{cite book|last=ul Hassan|first=Syed Siraj|title=The castes and tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's dominions, Volume 1|year=1920|publisher=The Times Press|location=Bombay|page=46|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924088964154}}</ref>