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8 excellent uses for beards to celebrate World Beard Day

For the love of all that is bearded, read ahead and enjoy.

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This guy’s happy with his (YakobchukOlena/ Getty Images)

The first Saturday of September marks World Beard Day – celebrating things bushy, preened and on your face.

To mark the day of hair-worship, here’s eight excellent uses for beards. Some you will already be aware of, but others may surprise you…

1. Making friends

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Beards like to meet other beards, it’s just a fact, and they will make you friends and start a conversation in any walk of life.

2. Thinking

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And let’s face it, even those who don’t have beards sometimes wish they had one for this very reason.

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A gay pride coloured beard
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A festivalgoer with a Union Jack beard
(Yui Mok/PA)

Tell ’em, Stoke City footballing fan Hairy Potter…

Stoke City fan Sean Ruane aka Hairy Potter
(Yui Mok/PA)

Moving on…

4. Eating noodles

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If you’ve got the beard to make a bowl, make it happen – as soon as possible.

5. Waggling

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Entertain kids – or just yourself in the mirror.

6. A prop for your frustration

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7. Awesome stop-motion videos

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Alternately, with a lot of time, beard growth can be just as fascinating.

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Finally, all there is to say is that it’s World Beard Day.

According to the World Beard Day website “it is customary for the bearded members of a family to relax and partake in no jobs or chores” on this sacred day – while family members should wait “hand and foot” on their bearded relations.

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