bathing
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Bathing is the practice of washing the body with water, either by immersing yourself in it or having water poured over you, as shown throughout history from 18th-century leisure activities to modern everyday routines even in space. It matters because it serves essential functions of personal hygiene and cleanliness across all human environments and time periods.
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- History
- Ancient world
- Medieval Japan
- Mesoamerica
- Medieval and early-modern Europe
- Modern era
- Therapeutic bathing
- Public baths and wash-houses
- Soap promoted for personal cleanliness
- Hot-air baths
- Hammam
- Victorian Turkish baths
- Purpose
- Types of baths
- Sponge bath
- Ladling water from a container
- Bathing babies
- Japanese bathing culture
- Private baths
- Public baths
- Art motif
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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Bathing is the immersion of the body, wholly or partially, usually in water, but often in another medium such as hot air. It is most commonly practised as part of personal cleansing, and less frequently for relaxation or as a leisure activity. Cleansing the body may be solely a component of personal hygiene, but is also a spiritual part of some religious rituals. Bathing is also sometimes used medically or therapeutically, as in hydrotherapy, ice baths, or the mud bath.