Men and children in Mauritania resort to cutting their hair completely at the beginning of the month of Ramadan. Mauritanians believe that the hair that grows in Ramadan brings blessings.
Mothers and grandmothers used to do the shaving process with old tools, and with the progress of society, this phenomenon turned into the places of modern barbers. Barbers turn into live shaving machines on the first day of Ramadan to meet the huge number of customers. The custom is an entrenchment of the cultural and traditional values that Mauritanian society is keen to pass on to new generations.