As there is a first for everything, there is of course a first for the bath and bath culture. Researches about the baths show that the bath culture dates back to ancient times. In ancient times, there was no such thing as taking a bath in houses, so people used to bathe in rivers such as rivers and streams. Since the bath culture aims to clean the water by heating it, it can be used in all seasons and the excavations and researches show that the most common bath culture in the world is in the Roman, Ottoman and Nifs. However, there is no bath that can be shown as the first bath in the first world.
The oldest baths found in the excavations carried out so far are the baths of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Pompeii is a city that was buried under lava and ashes as a result of the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano. The baths here are quite luxurious and stand out with their fondness for entertainment.
There are a lot of rumors and rumors about Pompeii and its baths, but there are so many that the baths here are quite luxurious for their time. The baths with steam baths, hot and cold pools also reflected the richness of the city. The baths of the rich and other people were different and their doors were separate.
It was considered a sin to wash in Europe, with the effect of deteriorated and changing Christianity, the conversions in which bathing was considered a sin in Europe lasted for a long time, and during this time, many people got diseases caused by not actually washing and lack of cleanliness. This situation has reached such a bad stage that it is recorded in the sources that people who had a disease were burned on the grounds that the devil had entered them. The re-emergence of the bath culture in Europe and the coming of cleanliness actually come from the Ottoman bath culture. Especially after the conquest of Istanbul, the Europeans, who saw the baths and cleaning in the Ottoman Empire, were impressed by this and started to build baths and started to give importance to cleanliness. It is known by everyone that the most important reason for the widespread use of perfumes in Europe is that these people, who avoid washing, resort to such scents to avoid smelling.
Bath culture was so widespread in the Ottoman period that a mosque without a bath is almost unthinkable. People meet their bathing needs almost entirely in the bath, and the bath is an important area of use for everyone. This situation has become so identified that even cultures belonging to only baths have emerged. The most obvious example of this is the bridal bath. Because the Turkish bath is not only for men, it serves women on certain days and hours, or in larger baths, since the men's and women's baths are completely separate, they serve continuously. The men's bath opens in the early hours of the morning and people can meet their needs in the earliest time of the day, that is, before the sun rises.
Bath culture has weakened today. Because the most important reasons for this are the living standards we live in. Now people take their baths comfortably in luxurious bathrooms in their homes. Today, people who prefer to go to the hammam are those who know the health benefits of the hammam and want to take advantage of various features of the hammam such as sauna and steam bath. The bath culture continues mostly in hotels and various facilities. Because people benefit from different activities along with the hammam here. For this reason, places that only serve as baths are not in demand except for people who know their value. However, those who do not go should definitely try and experience the hammam culture. Get your reservation from My Spa right away to experience the best quality Hamam experience! Make your reservation now!