Afrobeat artist Seun Kuti asserts that it was Africans who first taught Europeans the importance of daily bathing.
During a recent episode of the ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ podcast, Seun Kuti explained that Queen Elizabeth I used to bathe just once a month until Africans influenced her to promote daily bathing among her subjects.
Seun Kuti said: “The first bathhouses were in Africa. It is a shame that many Africans don’t know that we taught the Europeans that they had to bathe every day.
“Queen Elizabeth’s grandmother, Elizabeth I, then started bathing once a month as an example to her people to become tidy and clean.
“It’s a shame that Africans don’t know that their ancestors started the idea of spa. Africans taught British people how to bathe. They didn’t use to bathe regularly. Read their history.”
"We taught Europeans that they had to bath everyday"
– Seun Kuti pic.twitter.com/ltXI3bAyzt
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