What is Nudity?
{{about|the scientific and cultural facts about human nudity|nudity in the arts and other visual media|Depictions of nudity}} [[File:FYN 04.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Naturism|Naturists]] [[Skinny dip|skinny dipping]] in a river]] '''Nudity''' (or '''nakedness''') is when a [[human]] is not wearing [[clothing]]. Humans [[Evolution|evolved]] to be mostly hairless. All other [[Primate|primates]] have fur. [[Homo sapiens|Modern humans]] evolved about 300,000 years ago, and continued to be naked until they made the first clothing, 100,000 years ago. Before clothing, humans [[Decoration|decorated]] their bodies with [[Jewellery|jewelry]], [[paint]], [[Tattoo|tattoos,]] and [[Scar|scars]]. They made [[Belt|belts]] and [[Bag|bags]] to carry [[Tool|tools.]] They made [[Mask|masks]] and disguises to be less visible while [[hunting]]. When they moved [[out of Africa]], people used the same [[Craft|crafts]] to make things to cover their bodies. They did this to both protect them from the cold and also to protect them from the [[dust]] and [[sun]] of the [[desert]]. Humans wear decorations and clothes as [[nonverbal communication]]. It shows their [[personality]] and group membership. In the modern world, there can many rules about nudity. [[Custom|Traditional]] [[Jew|Jewish]], [[Christian]], and [[Muslims|Muslim]] people dress [[modesty|modestly]]. They are never without clothes in places where other people can see them. This may not include their [[Marriage|spouses]] or family members of the same [[gender]]. Someone might be [[Embarrassment|embarrassed]] for being seen naked. [[Naturism|Naturists]] believe being nude is good for health and well-being.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Barcan|first=Ruth|year=2004b|title=Regaining what Mankind has Lost through Civilization: Early Nudism and Ambivalent Moderns|journal=Fashion Theory|volume=8|issue=1|pages=63–82|doi=10.2752/136270404778051870|s2cid=194179019|issn = 1362-704X }}</ref> Nudity might be a normal part of life in places like the [[Netherlands]], [[Scandinavia]], [[Japan]], and [[Ger