Questions about modest dress in the Eastern Church

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Slavic headwear certainly does, however, have a strong religious aspect to it.

Life revolved around the parish; it’s bells were everyone’s clock. Bells to wake those without roosters. Bells to let everyone know the workday was started (Matins), Bells for lunch, for time to head to church for vespers.

The changes of headgear coincide with other changes… from child’s ribbons to youth’s hats, and from the hat of youth to the scarves of married women, and the shawls of widows and grandmothers… each was marked by some celebration at church as well; First Confession, marriage, baptism of the first grandchild or burial of the husband…

The man’s hat, once married, a reminder of the crowns of marriage.
 
I go to a Roman Catholic church and always wear a head covering and a long dress, The blessed Virgin asked this of us when she appeared at Bayside NY, she also asked woman to be more modest in all things and not to be on the alter. In the 50’s no one dared to go to church without their heads covered or short dresses or sleveless tops, our priest would stop the mass and tell you to leave. I wish our people would change and be like they were then. I also wish the communion rail were back and only the priest serving communion.
 
Aramis said:
Locally, Old Believers in southcentral Alaska still wear distinctive headgear by marriage status.

Eligible females tend to wear a banded veil; many wear the traditional dress, the sarafan, often in modern fabrics.
Married females a more scarf-like veil, tied in the back.
Youth nothing or a hair band.

Young men wear rukhavi, with more ornate decoration once of marriage age; married men tend to wear hats, often of the fishermans slouch cap style, and tend to have much more needlework on the cuffs and collars of their rukhavi.

And this isn’t just for church… they wear traditional garb even in the public schools. They maintain a 17th-18th C culture… in the midst of the 20th.

Many of the villagers also wear the rukhava/sarafan; those villages tend to mix it with mukluks, and the kuspuk as an overgarment, but with only a scarf for church, tied under the chin for wives, and behind the head for eligible girls.
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It’s always wonderful when your posts are reminders of the very interesting culture you live in there, such a unique part of the US. Thank you!
 
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I go to a Roman Catholic church and always wear a head covering and a long dress, The blessed Virgin asked this of us when she appeared at Bayside NY, she also asked woman to be more modest in all things and not to be on the alter. In the 50’s no one dared to go to church without their heads covered or short dresses or sleveless tops, our priest would stop the mass and tell you to leave. I wish our people would change and be like they were then. I also wish the communion rail were back and only the priest serving communion.
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I agree with everything you said except Bayside. Also I want to make you aware the forum rules don’t permit discussion of unapproved apparitions. Welcome to the forums.
 
In my city, in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church the archpriest’s pet peave is women wearing sleaveless and spagetti strap tops to Divine Liturgy. Periodically such offenders are asked to leave the service. Halter top bridesmaid dresses are often vetoed at the last minute–causing much anger–but–just a good example of how out of control American Christians have become—how disobedient to God! In the Russian Orthodox Church here, the women and men stand on opposite sides of the church proper, and the women’s heads are covered–not with mantillas–but with black scarfs that completely enclose the head! Very, very, very modest and reverent. Even in The Episcopal Cathedral here, many older women wear mantilla’s at all the Sunday Masses. Men nearly always dress very well in the Orthodox Church–jeans are unheard of! This is God’s house! We must be attentive!
Lord Jesus Christ Son of The Living God Have Mercy Upon Me a Sinner!
Janine Therese
 
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In my city, in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church the archpriest’s pet peave is women wearing sleaveless and spagetti strap tops to Divine Liturgy. Periodically such offenders are asked to leave the service. Halter top bridesmaid dresses are often vetoed at the last minute–causing much anger–but–just a good example of how out of control American Christians have become—how disobedient to God! In the Russian Orthodox Church here, the women and men stand on opposite sides of the church proper, and the women’s heads are covered–not with mantillas–but with black scarfs that completely enclose the head! Very, very, very modest and reverent. Even in The Episcopal Cathedral here, many older women wear mantilla’s at all the Sunday Masses. Men nearly always dress very well in the Orthodox Church–jeans are unheard of! This is God’s house! We must be attentive!
Lord Jesus Christ Son of The Living God Have Mercy Upon Me a Sinner!
Janine Therese
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Sounds wonderful! What city is this?
 
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