Headcoverings in Other Religions

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Headcoverings in other religions

Judaism

A married Jewish woman must not show her hair to anyone except her husband or her young

children. Orthodox Jews still follow this practice, either by covering the hair with a hat, wig or

headwrap. Reform Jewish women typically do not cover their heads.

Christianity

The Bible mentions that a woman who is married should cover her head. A Christian woman

must also be silent in church. How many Christians follow these rules anymore? Very few. TheVirgin Mary is always depicted with a headcovering and a modest robe. The Catholic church

used to promote "Marylike" dress for women while inside the church participating in Mass andother rites. Nothing is really said of what women ought to wear while not praying or when

outside of church, except that it should be "modest" (which remains undefined) and must not

imitate men. The lack of a Christian dress code outside of church makes little sense, sincewomen are relatively safer in church than in any other place. A woman's dress gets her into

trouble (unwanted sxual advances, stares, rude jokes, and even rape) outside of church, while
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walking somewhere alone, or while at work. Most nuns and some Mennonites and other groups

within Christianity practice the covering of the head.

Hinduism

A particularly interesting aspect of Indian family life is purdah (from the Hindi parda, literally,

curtain), or the veiling and seclusion of women. In much of northern and central India,

particularly in rural areas, Hindu and Muslim women follow complex rules of veiling the body

and avoidance of public appearance, especially in the presence of relatives linked by marriageand before strange men.

For almost all women, modest dress and behavior are important. Clothing covering most of the

body is common; only in tribal groups and among a few castes do women publicly bare their legs

or upper bodies. In most of the northern half of India, traditionally dressed women cover the tops

of their heads with the end of the sari or scarf (dupatta ). Generally, females are expected toassociate only with kin or companions approved by their families and to remain sxually chaste.

Rig Veda Bk 8 Hym 33 V 19

Modesty of a Women: Hinduism Cast down thine eyes and look not up. More closely set thy

feet. Let not the garments reveil what the viel conciels , for thou, Brahma hast made you a

dame(women).
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Vishnu Sutra Ch 25 V 9-10

Not to decorate herself with ornaments (or to partake of amusements) while her husband is

absent from home; 10. Not to resort to the houses of strangers (during the absence of her husband

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Sikhism

The most common head covering for Sikh women is the round turban and a chunni. Some Sikh

women wear both, while some wear either turban or chunni. Sikhs do not usually wear red or

green. The most common colors worn by Sikhs are White, Blue and Black. The old and/orspiritual people usually wear white. Black and blue are the most common colors worn by the

youth. The main purpose of the head covering is to cover the head. The choice of colors is totally

up to the individual.

See also

India: Library of Congress Country Studies Sikh women's headcovering Bible Researcher 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Girl in hijab leads the way
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