Noshember vs. Movember

So November comes to an end, and so does Movember and Noshember (or No shave November). For those who haven’t heard about them, the whole month is dedicated to raise awareness for men’s health. One in six men, according to American Cancer Society, could be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. According to the American Cancer Society “There are 238,590 new cases of prostate in a year in the United States.”

In the past month, we had seen one in every three men, with a stubble. Everyone, from film-stars, to cricketers actively participated in the campaign.

However, people often confuse Noshember (no Shave November) and Movember with each other. The fact is they are two different things, for one a brilliant cause: Prostate and Testicular Cancer Awareness and research.

Noshember or No Shave November:

In this, the participants are not supposed to shave for the whole month. The difference between Movember and Noshember is that, Noshember does not raise funds for the prostate and testicular cancer research and it also allows the participants to grow facial hair, including mustaches. The goal of Noshember is to spread awareness by letting the hair grow freely, which the people with cancer lose.

The rules of Noshember or No Shave November say that, men would have to grow an entire beard for the whole month, without trimming or clipping it for the whole month, and on the first of December, they would shave off the whole beard and keep a mustache of their choice.

They are encouraged to donate the money that women and men generally spend on shaving and grooming, to fund the organizations, who work and research for the prevention and cure of cancer, and saving the lives of the cancer patients.

Movember:

The inception of Movember happened in 2004, in Melbourne, Australia. A group of 30 men came together and organized an event, where they grew moustaches, with clipping, trimming and scaling; for 30 days to spread awareness for depression and prostate cancer, in men.

They, later came to be known as Movember Foundation Charity. Since then, the Foundation and Movember have raised more than $299 million globally.

The rules of Movember are:
1. Shaving clean on the first day of November. It is mandatory to shave.
2. For the whole month, all the “Mo Bro” must groom and grow their moustache.
3. You can’t join your moustache with your sideburns. It would be considered a full beard.
4. Also, you cannot join the moustache with the chin. It would be considered a goatee.

Last but not the least, a rule that applies to both Noshember and Movember. Each man who is a participant, should conduct himself like a gentleman. So what are you going to do for, next year? Noshember or Movember?