The real reason dates back to a murder.
It was June 2, 1742 when in Florence, precisely in Via San Cristofano in the Santa Croce area, the slaughtered body of a prostitute named Mariuccia was found.
The police of the time, not having much evidence to investigate, began checking the pawn shops in the city and in a short time, the dress of the unfortunate woman was found.
From the pawn shop, they traced the person who brought the dress, a barber from the Via Romana area, Antonio di Vittorio Giani.
The 22-year-old was arrested and confessed to the murder of the woman for reasons of jealousy.
The Monday following the day of the arrest, June 11, he was publicly hanged.
The crowd was made up mainly of his numerous Florentine colleagues who, for the occasion, closed shop.
From that day on, hairdressers began the custom of closing their business for weekly rest on Mondays.
It's incredible how a historical event that happened centuries ago still influences life today, don't you think?
For this reason, everything that has been created around this distant tradition that many hairdressers still don't know, such as the various training courses that normally take place on Sundays and Mondays, still today make many professionals keep their closing day