Ayu's piece of hair for TA

[rikku1994]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

That is creepy....but at least you can take comfort knowing that most of her hair isn't real anyway.

LOL I AGREE She hasn't been using her real hair since 1999 XD

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

And here's the picture I have of it.

TeamAyu was so much more fun back in the day, lol

wow! great thank you!

[brener]

yeah, gross.. :@ but I also agree, it's not her real hair.

[channy]

Originally Posted by YUKARI

wow it reminds of A.I movie! hair contains her DNA, we could make an ayu's clone!

Yes, Monika's tuft of hair D':

[Refix]

Although its a synthetic hair, its still gross and so random... Wonder if its still can be use to put a spell on it, makes Ayu making a world tours maybe :-P lmao

[kendelle]

Giving a lock of hair means that you're forming a special bond with that person.

It's been quite common in Western culture up until about 50 years go. Historically it was incredibly common.

One authoress (I can't remember her name) received so many letters asking for a lock of hair from her fans that she went bald cutting it all off

My parents still have my baby hair so it's not that odd, although they could have packaged it better!!

[ohsixthirty]

I never knew about this! MY ALTAR OF AYU WORSHIP NEEDS THIS! It can go between her fingernail clippings and a tissue she blew her nose on.

[visionfactory]

^OMG lol

[ayupan90]

If it's not used someday to make ayu clones then it's just a bloody waste.

[untitled-for-her]

Originally Posted by kendelle

Giving a lock of hair means that you're forming a special bond with that person.

It's been quite common in Western culture up until about 50 years go. Historically it was incredibly common.

One authoress (I can't remember her name) received so many letters asking for a lock of hair from her fans that she went bald cutting it all off

My parents still have my baby hair so it's not that odd, although they could have packaged it better!!

LEMME JUST EMPHASIS THIS!!!

I know a lot of people are saying this is gross, but like stated previously, this is a normal thing in Japan and has actually been a normal thing in Western culture for a long time up until recently.

I believe in the 1700's/1800's, people's hair were used as souvenirs left and right. And the hair was sometimes kept in lockets, usually the hair of a loved one who has passed away.

In Japan, it was used as a gift to the gods, good luck, etc.

Examples of this here.

And there's a whole book about it here.

I actually found this pretty interesting.

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

...am I the only one who finds this creepy as all hell? lol

me too, it's super creepy lol

[Minttulatte]

I don't care if giving hair away was common many years ago, it's still creepy. Too creepy. ._.

[Karori]

But... is this for real?! Oh my...

[sitara]

wth?? voodoo magic!

[gothicayu]

here is an other picture

[visionfactory]

^Thank you!! It even has the congratulations card behind too ^_^