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The Bible, in 1 Corinthians 11:4–13, instructs women to wear a head covering, while men are to pray and worship with their heads uncovered. [16] [17] In the early Church, Christian head-covering with an opaque cloth veil was universally taught by the Church Fathers and practiced by Christian women.
It is the most common type of head-covering worn by men in Orthodox Jewish communities during prayers and by most Orthodox Jewish men at most other times. Among non-Orthodox Jewish individuals, some wear them at most times, while most wear them only during prayer, while attending a synagogue , or at other ceremonies, and others wear them rarely ...
For many centuries women wore a variety of head-coverings which were called caps. For example, in the 18th and 19th centuries a cap was a kind of head covering made of a flimsy fabric such as muslin; it was worn indoors or under a bonnet by married women, or older unmarried women who were "on the shelf" (e.g. mob-cap).
Capotain (and men) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain; Cartwheel hat – low crown, wide stiff brim; Cocktail hat; Doll hat – a scaled-down hat, usually worn tilted forward on the head; Gainsborough hat – a very large hat often elaborately decorated with plumes, flowers, and trinkets
As in Morocco, the gandora and djellaba is also worn by West African men, especially in domestic settings or for in-home prayers. [citation needed] The traditional women's attire is the wrapper, with hijab (worn as a turban or turban with additional scarf covering the sides of the head. [citation needed]
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Men and women who were arrested had to wear a paper capirote in public as sign of public humiliation. The capirote was worn during the session of an Auto-da-fé. The colour was different, conforming to the judgement of the office. People who were condemned to be executed wore a red coroza. Other punishments used different colours.
With Spain being largely a Christian country, the mantilla is a Spanish adaption of the Christian practice of women wearing headcoverings during prayer and worship (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:2–10). [3] As Christian missionaries from Spain entered the Americas, the wearing of the mantilla as a Christian headcovering was brought to the New World. [3]