The Fez: History of the Tarboosh
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Mostly recognized as a lodge hat for fraternal orders in the United States, the short, cylindrical hat with a tassel has a long and important history. Also called a Tarboosh, the hat is so culturally significant that it has, at different times, been both required and banned.
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The Shriners also do a lot of important charity work. when I was a baby they paid for my legs to be fixed so that I can walk normal today.
I'm English and I'd never heard of the Shriners until 15 minutes ago but it's lovely to read so many people in the comments section with stories like yours. They have clearly made a very big and positive difference to some people's lives.
Yes the Shriners have many hospitals for burned and crippled children that costs nothing for the child or the family. The Shriners are a part of the Masonic Fraternity, you have to be a Mason before you can be a Shriner.
@@12gageshot Demons Have Evolved .. Act like the Good Guy So they don't get cast out
@@12gageshot Gotta get Leveled up on Satan's Pyramid
@@allianceoflight9473 I see exactly what you mean. If you listen to this video. They are doing the same thing they always do with word play and leaving important facts out or leaving them “questionable”. Real Eyes Realize.
Also the Shriners have a beutifull hospital in Chicago for children where they operated on my son who had severe scoliosis inserted a Herington rod straigthends the spine, saved his life, all paid for by the Hospital, I just wana say thank you again,
You're welcome. I love these stories.
I just want let you know the Shriners have been doing this for some years, I had open heart surgery at a Shriners hospital in Portland Oregon in the summer of 1962 so this summer it will be 69 years.
There are Shriner's Hospitals for Children all over the country. Never a charge to the family. Shriners are all Freemasons and this fulfills our obligation for Charity.
They show ads for asking for donations for that all the time here. Kaleb has stolen my heart. He is just too freaking cute.
The Shriners are awesome people ;^)
"I bet I could curl up and nap in that." - A.H. Cat
"Honesty is the best policy."
Very interesting episode. Glad to see Stan and Ollie being well remembered.
"Fez's are cool." - Doctor Who.
The people who wear them aren't.
“All right, I wasn’t expecting that...”
He's correct. The last good Dr. Who (Matt Smith) did indeed say that. Capaldi was a serious (!) step down. And Whittaker made me stop watching the show.
So say we all.
@@HemlockRidge I actually liked Capaldi and it wasn't Whittaker that made me stop watching. It was the god awful writing of the showrunner Chibnall that made me give up.
Fezzes are cool, and so are bowties!
I learn something new here every day. Thanx!
Suggestion: the ball cap, the “give me” caps once freely given out as advertising feed stores etc... both which we now pay for.
Great channel!
It's about time Howard Cunningham got some love
🤦🏻♂️ Completely forgot about that!
As a shooter of vintage rifles I would like to add that a soldier standing upright with a hat Tlike a Fez really adds to the probability of a long range hit from the enemy.
The tall
I often wondered about the white fez. I was in Pristina, Kosova, in 1989. There had been riots and deaths and it was if one could cut the atmosphere with a knife. I was on the station and two bored Serb policeman were searching my bag and admiring some drawing I had mad, but just before my south bound train came in, they pounced on a little old Kosovan guy in a white fez on walking on the other side of the track, cuffed him and were roughing him up as my train left for Greece.
The Bersaglieri - an elite unit of the Italian Army, who normally wear a Black brimmed hat adorned with a large black feather, also wears a red fez with blue tassel as a fatigue hat to this day.
Fezzes are cool like fish fingers and custard
Like Aunty Donna? The trifle with the queen was just part of one of the funniest improv scenes I had the joy of seeing in the last few but sooooooo long months.
The city of Fez is an amazing place. There is a complete walled medieval city with streets so small and so many staircases, no cars, scooters or bikes, only donkeys and mules for cargo. Saw a donkey loaded down with Microsoft office software. Strong smell because they make leather they old fashion way. Recommend a visit.
Also worn by the great British post-war comedic actor Tommy Cooper. Ex-Guardsman (Welsh I think), he was 6 ft 5 in or so and hilarious, sadly dying on stage during a live TV show. Interesting man you might look up.
Great history of the Fez, thank you. I am from Sacramento and we have the Ben Ali’s here. James Ben Ali Haggin was a rancher and horse breeder and leading early Sacramentan.
Anything you can add that is interesting about him would be great.
Love the bat signal opening. Who would have thought that such a simple hat could be so historically and culturally important
“Don’t make me do it without the fez on” -Steely Dan-
The fez is also used as part of the Purim garb by a number of Chasidic groups in Jerusalem, primarily those whose everyday garb includes the kaftan, which is also (I think) based on Ottoman robes.
Some of your openings really make me chuckle. If I were a fez, I'd be really confused about how people felt about me.
My grandfather was a Shriner. He died before I was born, but my grandmother had his fezzes on display in their house. When she died, the hats were passed onto me.
I never wear them, they're just on display. Maybe I should change that.
The Bersaglieri, Italian Army's infantry corps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bersaglieri), adopted the fez in 1855 during the Crimean war expedition, and they still use it. www.eunews.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fez-bersaglieri.jpg
I wanted to see The History Guy *wearing* the Fez.
My father had polio as a child, and was helped by the Shriners. If not for the Shriners, I would not be here today...
As a Shriner, I appreciate this video.
Dear History Guy, You might enjoy a book I read several years ago titled, "A Fez of the Heart" by Jeremy Seal. The under title reads, A walk around Turkey in search of a hat.
Great fun and knowledge thanks.
I'm Austrian, and ever since the 11th Doctor donned a fez I wondered what the story behind that hat is, but never cared enough to actually look it up.
Now I learned that my own country played a big role in the hat's history. I kind of wanted one before, but now I feel like I even have a reason for it.
There was also units of the SS during WW2 that wore Fezs as part of their uniforms !
That particular Fez represents Al Kader Shrine Temple / Club.
"the original purpose cannot dictate the use"
How about a segment on Liberty Caps? Much treasured and used during American and French revolutions. Sorry I don't have one to send you.
🏆 This is a segment of history I never tire of hearing. It's so little known, yet so essential to the spread of Islam in Eastern Europe.
I'll always know the fez as old guys in funny little cars and cartoon villains' up to no good.
The original red dye was from kermes, an insect. Kermes was made obsolete by cochineal, an insect domesticated by the Aztecs.
Isn't that where "Carmine Red" comes from, cochineal bugs? Some people are allergic to it....
@@goodun2974 Yes.
Hahaha knew Stan Pines was gonna be mentioned
The cat says it's a new place to hide.
Another great episode, History Guy! I feel obliged to point out that the name of the town, river and bay, Alsea, is pronounced "Al See." No "A" at the end. This way, you shan't be shunned by moss-backed Oregon Coasties if you even chance to find yourself in this lovely neck of the woods.
The whirling dervish and their head piece?
What about the whirling dervish?
10:38 hmm that hat has a few names; songkok, peci, kopiah . Some say it originated from the fez but others say that the history is earlier.... I do not know
Fabulous!!
Are there any other objects, ideas, icons or words in our current society that share's the Fez' history of being both required and banned at different times depending on who's making the decisions?
What does the faintly visible script below the emblem say?
Many American Indian Tribes where The Moorish Fez including the Nez Pierce en North America to the Inca & Wari people en South America. The Fez es very much an everyday American Headress for Nobles, Sages, and Teachers. Just look up “ Incan Fez’s”, most Europeans besides the Spanish may be astonished & surprised to learn of this
That’s conspiracy theory nonsense.
I hope that fez made it to the 43rd Annual Convention of the Grand Mystic Royal Order of the Nobles of the Ali Baba Temple of the Shrine.
So next week: the Songkok ?
(😻History Cat!😻)
@9:37 banning a red hat ... under penalty of death ...... now THERE'S an idea 1831 thumbs UP ! TA THG !
How could you not have included Sydney Greenstreet in his Fez from "Casablanca" in your montage!?
I petitioned for switching to a Fez for my American Legion post. Now they don't send me emails.
As a Morocan this is very much welcomed to me as this hat is popular in Morocco 🇲🇦
@@juliusnepos6013 I have to assume that comment is an attempt at satire.
Can’t speak for Typhoon, but I went to Fez to buy a Fez (and the town is also rather interesting) & I’m from Australia
At the risk of being flippant...one of the reasons I went to Morocco (I’m from Australia) was to by a Fez from Fez :)
@@juliusnepos6013 Naw, it's a character from That 70's Show!
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 That was Fes (foreign exchange student)
An old vaudeville joke, "I don't recall your name, but your fez is familiar."
lol rimshot ! :-)
I only remember it from Austin Powers.
There are no recent Vaudeville jokes, unfortunately.
Lol!
Tony soprano joke to me
I live in Australia & found myself heading to Morocco from Spain almost entirely to buy a Fez from Fez :)
"Ain't never gonna do it without the fez on...". More on the Shriners: They are a philanthropic organization that runs some of the most respected burn-victim hospitals and children's hospitals in the USA. My father was a Shriner and he did indeed "Help a child to walk"
I was looking for a Steely Dan reference! Might have gone over most people's heads....🤣
@@goodun2974 LOL I came here specifically to post this but of course other Dan fans beat me to it :-D
It's depressing that we need charities to run healthcare.
@@shingshongshamalama No, it's preferable to government incompetence, see the VA.
I was one of those kids.
So a vending machine that sells these would be celled a FEZ dispenser?
A KFC Chicken of Bucket Of wizard Occult hat with a Tassel on top.. ..
That is a terrific lodge hat. Second only, of course, to the Water Buffalo Lodge hat.
I 100% would give you my collections of historical items bc I know my family won’t care at all when I’m gone. It’s so incredibly strange to me that there are people in the world that just don’t care about history in general let alone their own history. Thank you as always for be awesome and teaching us things that deserve to be remembered
That has always been strange to me, too. People often too caught up in the moments of life for reflection, was always my thought. Not enough time to appreciate.
I care about history but want to appreciate it @ the museum, I dont have the room or safety in my home 🤷♂️
I could never understand the people on pawn stars who would so easily sale family history to lose it in the casino
In the antique bottle collecting community, vulture-like behavior attends the death of old timers, and collections are sometimes trashed by heirs.
When I use be on the road doing home care I remember going to a patients house to pick up some equipment after they passed and in their trash cans out by the road were boxes and bags of personal items of grand pa/dad or uncles items out to be picked up for the local landfill. The kids were cleaning out the house to sell so can get their cut of the loot. The lottery for them! Its all about the Benjamins! I did a quick look through cant really pick through their personal items even in the trash. The thing that stuck w me were old black and white pictures and photos of a time long ago. Pre and post WWI pictures had an elegance to them. When I would meet new patients my eyes were always drawn to the old black and whites on wall units or counters and they would tell me stories about the pictures of their youth or their families in them. Always interesting! What a joy! The subjects in their "Sunday Best" posing were works of art that had a soul to them and to see them in the trash made me curse his off springs. I know its odd but I think this bugs me because I never had any of that history in my life and part of me longs for it.
The more I learn of history, the more it seems to me each generation has to relearn the same core lessons the hard way.
That actually used to be so much easier when our schools taught history in the classroom. Alas, those days are over.
While all the historians are waving their arms over their heads, yelling, "You guys! Wait, you guys! You guys we already did this, you guys!"
they are doomed to repeat it.
@@funnyusername8635 Exactly!
A great explanation of the hat that we saw a lot of when my little girl was in St. Louis Shriners Hospital. They also serve to make the children smile and identify those they can trust. Thanks to the Shriners and the free care they provided my little girl is cured and living a normal life today, with her husband, 4 kids, and 5 cats.....😊
All UK THG viewers of a certain age will be thinking "Just like that......"
Thanks THG.
A fair number of the younger ones might be thinking "I wear a fez now, fezzes are cool."
The great comedian Tommy Cooper
Electricity is a wonderful thing. Do you realise that of we didn’t have electricity we’d be watching television by candle light?
@@AnOwlCalledSage I wonder how many "whooshes" there will be for this post.
After the above mentioned comment everyone here is thinking of their favorite Tommy Cooper moment
"He who controls the hats, controls the galaxy!"
It’s true in a way!
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Or, at least, the Ottoman Empire.
Says the 11th Doctor
I watched this with interest as my dad, who passed away when I was a child, was a Shriner. His lodge was Al Azhar, in Alberta, Canada. Imagine my surprise and delight when I saw the photo of Al Azhar Shriners in front of an old Trans Canada Airlines plane. TCA was renamed Air Canada in 1965, so the photo must be from 65 or earlier, which means that my dad would likely have known these men!
Another famous wearer of the Fez: Morocco Mole, from the cartoon Secret Squirrel.
Which was a send up of Peter Lorre.
To the person who donated the fezz, thank you. I’m sure the History Guy was honored. Much respect and take care of yourself.
May the owner be comforted by the great story told. Good job, all of you.
There Satanist
The only other two guys I’ll ever call “The Boys” than The Three Stooges - Laurel & Hardy. Just seeing their pictures make me chuckle.
Nuk nuk nuk.
@@terryboyer1342 You forgot the Y in YNUK-YNUK-YNUK
@@carywest9256 Isn't that trademarked by Curly, of the Three Stooges....? 🤔✌️
@I'm Learnding Oh! A couple of wise guys!
Laurel and Hardy. Two minds without a single thought.
Who would have thought that a simple-looking piece of headwear could have such a fascinating and at times controversial history?
The story of the Ottoman Empire is amazing - so sprawling, dramatic, consequential....
So true. As someone who has to keep the sun off their face for health reasons hats are s big part of my life. One I’m heartily sick of. But you gotta do what you gotta do! But to hear the history of this particular hat and it’s amazing significance is something kind of hard to imagine. But interesting nonetheless!
Me
Funny thing is that the fez is almost nearly forgotton about in Turkey, after Atatürks reforms it was replaced by the western hat. Its even more funny to see a revival of the fez in the west as a element of fashion while Turkey simply doesn’t seem to care, lol.
Fez's are cool.
~the 11th Doctor
To be fair, he also wears a Stetson a lot.
Even better when you buy one on fez :)
@@jeffthebaptist3602 And the 10th Doctor wore a Stetson at times, too.
... Someone grabs it off his head and throws it in the air and River pulls out her "pistol" and blows it to pieces.
@@BIGBLOCK5022006 and his wife shot both
“Fez’s are cool”. “Bow ties are cool” the Doctor.now where is my fish sticks and custard!
Indeed. Bow ties....and fezzes....are cool. The Doctor!
My middle school self awoke at the title of this video
He used to have a TARDIS in the background...I guess it must have been rotated out for the time being.
I hear the Fez is making a comeback.
I am a Shriner and a 32nd Mason and I am glad to see someone present Masons as something other than conspirators.
I am
"No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on" -- Steely Dan
The Doctor may have been the influence for this style of hat since he traveled through time sometimes wearing a Fez. I did go to the Shriner's Circus as a boy, thanks to the kindness of the Shriner sand saw men wearing these.
I think of Steely Dan when I hear of a "Fez "
@TheHistoryGuy - Thank you for a most informative video on the Fez.
I am a Shriner. You are correct that our organization has 2 objectives: Fun and philanthropy. The Fez, however, is not a symbol associated with the silly fun of the Shrine. It is a most sober reminder of our fraternal affiliation.
All Shriners are Freemasons. We don't wear aprons. Instead, we wear the Fez. There is a solemn initiation ceremony, at the conclusion, the Fez is placed upon the new Shriner's head. He is charged to never wear the Fez anyplace where he would be ashamed to take his wife, mother, sister, or daughter.
Shriners are definitely devoted to silly, clean fun, but the Fez is a very serious reminder of our Fraternal bond and obligation.
Thanks very much for that informing explanation.
In the way of "knowledge, certain and true" one cannot
know what is or what is not, if not having witnessed or
heard or done some thing or other personally.
This must apply then to the matter of the existence of
Freemasons and Mystic Shrine nobles.
With regard to these, I do know that my dear grandfather
was one of both and a more honest and forthright person
I've never known since.
It is disheartening to know that so many condemn and
sentence as based on rumor and usually poor and more
often even and worse, defective reportage.
This is indicative of reduced minds operating in-part at
least, on the demands of the reptilian part of the brain as
put-forth influentially.
This is as it has been for some time now, coalescing gen-
erally into danger ever-increasing for our world.
Out of it and into that of the better, seems not very promis-
ing presently.
As Jerry Seinfeld said: The Ottoman empire?--Why care about a people who were only interested in putting their feet up??
I love the History Guy Bat Signal. He's more like Commissioner Gordon than Batman though.
Mandatory headwear to break down traditional structures resisting reform and challenging the power of the state...reminds me of something from 2020
Steely Dan wouldn't do it without the fez on.
Their Fez wasn't a hat, it's a condom.
Referee: “One minute remaining”.
The History Guy: mentions “Dr. Who”.
“Fez’s are cool”.
His wife disagreed. 😎
@@danijelandroid
Indeed she did. And made rather short work of the fez! 😂
He's wearing a bowtie as well
My Brother, an Elder of the Church of Scotland, found "stuff" when moving house, with my help, and answered the door to the Minister of his new parish wearing a Fez and a necklace of the Hand of Fatima.
My grandfather was a Church of Scotland minister in Dumfries. I can quite imagine him finding that hilarious. He was never a stuffed shirt, according to my Mom. He died in 1945 and my grandmother in 1951 so I never got to meet them. I like to think that my grandfather and I would have gotten along famously.
@@Mudhooks there were a number of Ministers I've known who were "characters". One of them would preface a tale with "When I was at a Cocktail Party"!
@@danielhayton9438 My grandfather only had alcohol when he was away on holidays and always beer. He felt that if his parishioners saw him take even a casual drink, it was approval of drinking. It was much to his embarrassment when they moved to the manse in Dumfries and the removals men had used several cases that had once held liquor. A neighbour saw the boxes and gave him a knowing wink...
He was no prude, though. He had served in the Royal Medical Corps in WWI before he graduated divinity school and ran a canteen for soldiers during WWII. My Mom said that, if it had been his choice, he probably would have been a Unitarian minister.
In addition to the Shriners, I also strongly associate the fez with British comedian Tommy Cooper, the Matt Groening comic strip Life in Hell, and with alt rock band They Might Be Giants who used to (?) sell them at their shows.
Well, hats off to you! Do you know why fezzes are associated with luxury and smoking jackets? Was it just orientalism?
My husband and I call this a 2for: yesterday “fez” was a word in my crossword puzzle and today “fez” is on my YT homepage. How often does one see the word “fez” twice in two days? Well, I searched for info and images yesterday, then got a nice follow-up from the History Guy today. I was hoping you’d mention the brimless fez made Muslim prayer easier. Curiosity, education and knowledge are wonderful. Thank you.
I'd be very interested in the reason why some people feel a need to give THG a thumbs-down. If and when I give a video a thumbs-down I will comment on why I did that.
Sometimes, I swear, there are just some folks out there that are miserable and just have to share it.. then again, it could be the other history channels on YT that are just jealous, lol.. 😁👍
It is my understanding that thumbs down still help a channel's rating because they show engagement. If I truly dislike a video, I just ignore the thumbs and do nothing.
I've never deliberately failed to give THG a thumbs up, though. I wish I had had a history teacher like him when I was in school.
I think it's sometimes difficult to view history with our modern eyes. I.E.: the fez may represent something painful or distasteful for them.
I believe its pure jealousy
@@trishthehomesteader9873 , thumbs down could be from conspiracy theorists who hate Freemasons, and/ or Muslims.
And the wonderful Tommy Cooper along with one version of Doctor Who :)
Jus like that?! :-)
@@51WCDodge No, ... like that 😁
@@timelordtardis LOL
When I'm dictator of the world, all hats will have brims or bills.
When I'm dictator of the world the only hat allowed will be the fez
@@misterflibble6601 Them's fightin' woids.
The thumbnail of L&H drew me right into this one, but I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for consistent excellence! You've given me many calm moments listening to interesting engaging stories.
Please let us all know when and where the grand opening of The History Guy Hat Museum will be. ;-)
Laurel & Hardy movie " Sons of the desert." They both wore a Fez.
"...privileged class that dominated government..." Hmm.
Seems like history repeating itself is only cool if you watch one THG episode multiple times!
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles."
"Those who do not learn their history, are doomed to repeat it."
I counter- "and they force the rest of us, to deal with it."
I'm going to put my feet up and learn about Ottomans !
While smoking Chesterfields?
The late British stand up comedian Tommy Cooper wore a Fez as his on stage attire.
And, somewhat immortally, died with it on. A bit like the old saying about the end of your life and the placement of your boots. A look at any of the videos of him on YT show that Cooper really was a talent.
Thanks for the free education on the history of the #FEZ I added your video to the playlist on #Freenomics!
Not bad for a group of drunken masons lol
Who support hospitals all over for children with orthopedic needs....the fun has a purpose!
So glad to see people speaking about my homeland heritage
Minor correction, the real name of the founder of the Turkish Republic is Mustafa Kemal. Ataturk (Father of the Turks) was what he was called by his followers and then the rest of the Turks.
Would love an episode about Polydactyl or "Hemingway" cats. We have 20 plus...
THG, would you consider doing a episode about the Mackinac Bridge or Mackinac Island?
I always associate it with Tommy Cooper.
🇲🇦 greetings from fes
12:20 Cat and Hat.