I have friend who were 'roundheads' instead of the more common 'cavaliers' (late 50's schoolboy talk) They were, as far as I know, all done for medical reasons. I cannot see the point of slavishly adhering to any ritual, no matter how ludicrous, because it is tradition. I once read a sci-fi story (Can't remember the title or author) where a cult would not have their hair cut because one of their 'prophets' was someone from our 1960's who had said 'Don't let people mess with your head'. Silly story but I wonder how many of these daft rituals are based on such misunderstandings?

Cheers

DtG