It actually does have meaning and its origins are well rooted in human history. In the time of the pharaohs in Egypt, only pharaoh was allowed to have his belly button pierced, it was a sign of wealth and his divine right to the throne. Anyone else caught with such a piercing was sentenced to death.
Body piercings of all kinds, including nipple and genital piercings continued to be popular into Roman and Greek times, the Medieval and Victorian eras, and well into modern history. Such piercings were a way to display one's wealth, jewelery was large and elaborate and was also used to accent and draw attention to one's natural physical endowments. The piercings were also a source of physical pleasure during sexual acts, and eventually became commonplace in the outwardly conservative Victorian era.
Everything in our modern era has meaning and purpose in history- the things we do that we view as new and trendy were often new and trendy and had practical purpose a thousand years ago...
To read more on other types of body piercings and their history:
Http://ezinearticles.com/?The-History-of-Body-Piercings---Ancient-and-Fascinating-Around-the-World&id=2948
Body piercings of all kinds, including nipple and genital piercings continued to be popular into Roman and Greek times, the Medieval and Victorian eras, and well into modern history. Such piercings were a way to display one's wealth, jewelery was large and elaborate and was also used to accent and draw attention to one's natural physical endowments. The piercings were also a source of physical pleasure during sexual acts, and eventually became commonplace in the outwardly conservative Victorian era.
Everything in our modern era has meaning and purpose in history- the things we do that we view as new and trendy were often new and trendy and had practical purpose a thousand years ago...
To read more on other types of body piercings and their history:
Http://ezinearticles.com/?The-History-of-Body-Piercings---Ancient-and-Fascinating-Around-the-World&id=2948
