{"id":3075,"date":"2022-10-13T17:30:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iyni-dispenser.com\/2022\/10\/13\/world-tour-of-expressions-used-to-talk-about-menstruation\/"},"modified":"2022-10-13T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:30:49","slug":"world-tour-of-expressions-used-to-talk-about-menstruation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iyni-dispenser.com\/us\/2022\/10\/13\/world-tour-of-expressions-used-to-talk-about-menstruation\/","title":{"rendered":"World tour of expressions used to talk about menstruation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each country has its own culture, habits and customs, its language, but also\u2026 its expressions to designate periods<\/strong>. To explain them in a simplified way to little girls, to avoid the often taboo word “periods” or to talk about them in a more familiar way, new words and new expressions have been created to designate periods: Bloody Mary, moons,… so many unrelated expressions that all mean the same thing: I have my periods. Let’s take a world tour of these most popular expressions!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Red symbols in Europe<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Europe, red symbols are often used to represent this life cycle of women. Indeed, in France, for example, the little clown has a bleeding nose. Some countries have decided to associate fruit with women’s rules: in Germany, it’s strawberry week: “Erdbeerwoche”, in Finland, “blackberry and raspberry days” and in Spain, “tomato week”. Finally, for others, warrior symbols are used: in France, “the English land”, in Denmark, “the communists are in the house of pleasure: Der Er Kommunister i Lysthuset” and in Russia, “the Red Army is in town!<\/p>\n

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Family members in North America and Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In North America, family members or relatives are used to represent menstruation. The great aunt arrives in the United States, \u201cAunt Flow is coming! “. Michel is in town in Quebec. Why Michel? Good question, replace it with Patrick, Fran\u00e7ois or Yves, the meaning will remain the same even if Michel remains the most popular! In the rest of Canada, women \u201creceive the painters\u201d. In South Africa, it’s the turn of grandmothers to replace the rules with “granny is stuck in traffic”.<\/p>\n

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The stars and spirituality in Asia and Australia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Asia, the expressions used are often related to the stars. Indeed, in Japan, Indonesia or Malaysia, a woman \u201chas her moons\u201d. In Australia, it is also \u201cmoon time\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Finally, even today, the subject of menstruation remains taboo. In all countries, girls call them so as not to use the word “periods” and expressions are transmitted from generation to generation. But ultimately, if we want to eliminate the taboo around periods, the first thing to do would be to name things as they are: periods.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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