Black scarf to church. Handkerchief for the temple: why you need it, what to wear, how to tie

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The reader's questions are answered by Priest Andrey Chizhenko.

Of course, this is not necessary. This is possible, but not necessary. A woman can wear a red kerchief on Easter or on the Feast of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, if her soul sings and rejoices in the feast. And thus, wearing a kerchief of the appropriate color, she wants to approach him, to honor God. Then her headgear of the appropriate color can be compared with a pearl branch - the symbol of the Resurrection of Christ, which we bring to the temple to meet Christ the King. This is our sign, our symbol of the victory of the Savior and with Him of all mankind over evil, the devil, sin and death. A woman's handkerchief can also become something like this: a personal symbol of the love of God for a particular woman.

But to turn kerchiefs of a certain color into a mandatory uniform, of course, does not follow. This is the personal choice of every woman. In accordance with the canons of the Orthodox Church, the head of a praying woman should be covered. This decree has a basis in the Holy Scripture: "I also want you to know that every head is the head of Christ, the head is the husband, and Christ the head is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with a head covered, shames his head. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head open, shames her head, for it is the same as if she were shaved. For if the wife does not want to get covered, then let her hair cut; and if the wife is ashamed to be shorn or shaved, let it get covered. So the husband should not cover his head, because he is the image and the glory of God; and the wife is the glory of her husband. For it is not the husband of the woman, but the wife of the man; and not the husband was created for the wife, but the wife for the husband.

Therefore, a woman must have on her head a sign of authority over her, for the angels. However, neither the husband without the wife, nor the wife without the husband, in the Lord.

For as a woman from a man, so also a man through a wife; nevertheless - from God.
Judge for yourself, is it proper for a wife to pray to God with a bare head? Does not nature itself teach you that if a husband grows his hair, it's dishonor for him, but if a wife grows her hair, it's an honor for her, since her hair is given to her instead of a veil? And if anyone wants to argue, we do not have such a custom, nor the church of God "(1 Corinthians 11: 3-16).

St. John Chrysostom treats this passage of the New Testament as follows: "So, the covering is a sign of obedience and submission; it encourages us to look downward, to humble ourselves and to observe virtue, for the virtue and honor of the subordinate is to abide in obedience. The husband is not instructed to do this, for he is the image of the Lord Himself; and his wife is justly enjoined. "

It is also interesting to interpret the saint Feofan the Recluse: "What is the thought: an angel for the sake of? Ashamed of them, or afraid to offend them. One thought about the invisible presence of the Angels must be settled and maintained in its ranks. Personally for the Angels themselves, the covering and covering of the head is equally indifferent; but then, with what intention and in what spirit it is done, can either comfort them, or insult ... "

That is, we see that it is not important to cover the head itself as a mechanical visual act, but with what intention and in what spirit it is done. It is advisable in the ritual to see the communion of God and the life of the spirit, and not a dead letter only. Because "... the letter kills, but the spirit animates" (2 Corinthians 3: 6). Also interesting are the words of the Russian saint Feofan the Recluse about what should be settled and maintained in his rank. Everything in the world is harmoniously harmonized with God into a single whole. Everything is like a single continuous tissue "loop-hook". All Angels, people take their place in the heavenly and earthly hierarchy, and all have a place specially reserved for them in this world. The main thing is to obey the law of God.

We quote also the quotation of St. John Chrysostom concerning the above passage from the First Epistle to the Corinthians of the holy Apostle Paul: "... if the husband grows his hair, then this dishonor is for him, but if the wife grows hair, it is an honor for her, since her hair is given to her instead of the veil "(Article 14). The universal teacher of the Church writes: "But, you say, if instead of a garment is given, then why add one garment to another? In order to show submission not only by nature, but also by free will. Nature has determined beforehand that you should be covered; and you put something from yourself, so that it does not seem that you are violating the laws of nature; To resist not only us, but also nature, is a sign of great shamelessness. " That is, we see that it is important for a person to apply his good will for the fulfillment of the commandment of God, or the apostolic precept, or holy dogmas, the canons of the Church.

Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, our task is to learn with God's help to separate the truth of God from human fables, gossips and fantasies. The main sign of the first - internal communication and life in the Spirit, the main feature of the second - the rulemaking, aimed at ritual appearance, formalism, ostentatious piety.

For puzzling questions, contact the clergy. They are set by God and trained in seminaries, academies, to answer these questions.

And if a woman at Easter wants to put on a red kerchief as a symbol of her love for the risen Lord, that's very good. But if she wears a beautiful blue headdress, then this too will not be a sin. The main thing is that everything should be in peace and love, and truth, and in the fellowship of the Spirit, as the holy first-ever apostle Paul often repeated to us in his Epistles.

Priest Andrey Chizhenko
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The rule that a woman should wear a headscarf to the church is not one century old. In the modern world, the presence of a skirt is not so obligatory, it can be replaced by trousers. But regarding the fact that women's hair should be hidden from prying eyes, traditions do not change and are a must.

Legend

There are several versions of why a woman should wear a scarf. One of them says that a long time ago people could come to the temple in any clothes. Which did not always bring joy to God. So he decided to send a message, motivating to enter a certain dress code. One night the girl saw a dream in which it was said that if she would visit the temple in a scarf and skirt, then all her prayers would be heard. In addition, she will have an angel-patron, who will help in every way in life. And these garments will help you to know her among the other girls. It's easy to guess that for the next visit to the church the girl chose a long skirt and a headscarf for the temple. To the astonished questions of others about her appearance, the girl told about her vision.

Since everyone wanted to get what they asked for, the tradition of putting on a kerchief and skirt spread very quickly and became the norm for everyone.

The Apostle Paul

It was with his words that the tradition began to go to a woman with a covered head. The handkerchief symbolizes her submission to her husband. He is a sign of power. When entering into marriage, a woman takes on new responsibilities. Now she is in charge of the house, keeping calm and peace in it. She is responsible for the children and her husband before God. During the wedding in the church, the headscarf must completely cover the bride's head. He is a symbol of humility and consent to accept new responsibilities. And also the handkerchief on the woman's head speaks of her consent to be a faithful wife.

And it was believed that without him, it would be shameful for a woman to be in God's house, to pray for something, and to apply herself to the icon and the cross.

The apostle said that a woman should either shave her head, or cover her hair with a handkerchief. Paul's recommendation quickly became a tradition that has survived to the present day.

Other versions

People come to the temple in search of peace, for joint prayers and conversations with God. That nothing distracts from this, it is required that the clothes should be as strict as possible. The woman has attractive parts of the body, which can distract the sights and thoughts. Therefore, they should wear long skirts and closed blouses. Hair was one of those intimate features that it was only allowed to see her husband. That's why the handkerchief in the temple - to cover your hair. And in a worldly life a woman was supposed to cover her head. It was also believed that it receives energy from the earth, and that it was stored in the body and did not escape through the vertex, it is necessary to create a barrier.

On men, the opposite rule applies. Before entering the temple, they must remove the headdress. By this they show their respect and full trust in God. Since stripping his head, they take off their full protection.

Earlier, when wearing different headgear was extremely popular, it was possible to understand from them what status their owner has in the society. Since the house of God did not recognize the social and social hierarchy, entering it, one had to forget about its importance in worldly life. The headgear was filmed, since everyone in the church is equal. This rule was important during wars, since the enemies on the field were not to be enemies in the temple, since this place is free of them.

The opposite approach

It is interesting that not all Orthodox churches support the duty to put on a woman a kerchief for the temple. For example, in Greek temples, women are required to enter only with their heads uncovered.

In the Ukrainian city of Akhtyrka there is a temple in which there is an image of the Mother of God with a head uncovered with a handkerchief. In it, women also go without headgear.

Since the duty to cover a woman's head is rather controversial, there are opinions that this is the norm of a society that can be changed. Therefore, in some churches, girls do not wear handkerchiefs, because parishioners adopt other traditions concerning appearance.

Color of scarf

Women who are little familiar with the rules of church etiquette do not know that the choice of color and ornament for the temple's handkerchief plays an important role.

So, secular ladies who enter the temple only on the occasion of some event, it is recommended to have at least three versions of this headgear:

Pastel light tones. Can be monophonic or with a dull ornament, for example, in a flower. It is supposed to be worn on the occasion of holidays. You can stay on a simple white kerchief.
A monochrome dark handkerchief is tied to the head on the occasion of mourning and on the days of fasting.
Ordinary scarf, any color. Can be monophonic or with ornament. It will be required if you need to go to church on a normal day.

Who is much closer to the church and visits her constantly, usually has in his wardrobe a whole collection of these headgear. For example, red color is actual for Easter and in the subsequent period before Ascension. On Palm Sunday and the days of the Holy Trinity a green kerchief is laid. And with the drawing "in the flower" is usually worn by women who help the temple and perform dirty work.

How to tie?

Not everyone knows how to tie a handkerchief to the temple. The most correct thing is to simply tie the ends under the chin. This method and the easiest. If it does not hold and falls off, then you should wrap your neck and tie it from behind. To do this, the headgear should be of sufficient length. If the product is short, you can cover their forehead and tie them from behind. But to avoid complications, you can buy ready-made orthodox scarves. They resemble a hood and are fixed with special ties under the chin. In stores you can find a sufficient range of colors, so you can choose the option for any occasion. Usually, how a handkerchief is tied does not pay much attention. The fact of its availability is much more important.

Despite the fact that life has changed, for the believer and the person respecting the church there are traditional rules of conduct in it. They also apply to clothing, so women still wear a handkerchief for the temple, although some consider it an outdated tradition.

WHAT SHOULD WE PAY, TAKE INTO THE TEMPLE?

Those kerchiefs who regularly attend the Orthodox Divine Service, certainly paid attention to the fact that the color of the vestments of priests depends on the calendar. Color diversity is an integral part of church liturgical symbols. Knowing this pattern, pious women are also wearing colorful shawls.

The color scale of vestments is made up of all the colors of the rainbow:
1) Red ,
2) yellow,
3) orange,
4) green,
5) blue,
6) blue,
7) purple;
8) their combination is white,
9) and the opposite of white - black.
10) handkerchief in flower / platochek in flowering / (handkerchief for dirty work, on which spots are not visible)

Thus, you need to have 9 holiday handkerchiefs of different colors. And one more handkerchief will be needed, no matter what color - for any dirty work. For example, when you are asked to help smear candlesticks with oil (so that wax does not stick to them), you first need to put on a working handkerchief, otherwise your holiday handkerchief will be covered in oil stains. For those who have not yet mastered the science of platelogging, I will explain: the handkerchief has a bad line - to untie, or rather - to slide to the back of the head. And this happens even in experienced platochnikov. There are no effective means to combat this. You have to correct it with your hands, and your hands in oil! The same applies to the Sacrament of Sobor. Some very-very-very pious women have a special handkerchief for the gatherings, but in my opinion this is too much. In this way, you need 10 (ten) multi-colored handkerchiefs!

Wearing colored handkerchiefs is certainly pious and beautiful. However, it would be nice to know what those colors mean.Each color is assigned to a certain group of festive or fasting days - see the table.

A COMPLETE TABLE OF SHIRTS (for 10 handkerchiefs)

For those who are unable to cope immediately with 10 handkerchiefs, you can recommend a shortened table of flowers of flowers, oriented to 3 (three) handkerchiefs.

REDUCED TABLES OF COLORFUL COLORS

For those who can not cope with three handkerchiefs - I recommend a radical version - one handkerchief, no matter what color, the main thing is that it should be!

Attention! The coloring of the scarves can sometimes be. such that in the temple in such a kerchief to go is not decent. We, kerchiefs, call such handkerchiefs neplatochkovichnymi, i.e. unacceptable for kerbophilic.

Because I'm a girl singing, then I can see everything well and far from the choir. Therefore, I can list some inscriptions and images on kerchiefs that are not entirely Orthodox ... I do not even know what is better - such a kerchief or an empty head. (:-)<

On the headscarf (or rather headscarf), the name and faces of rock musicians.
On the kerchief there is a mosque of Omar in Jerusalem.
On the handkerchief there are pyramids and ancient Egyptian deities
The kerchief of the Indians is depicted on a kerchief
A handkerchief depicts the American flag
On the kerchief the inscription SEX
On the kerchief are drawn horned devils with pitchforks
On the kerchief the inscription I<сердце-проткнутое-стрелой> Christ
On the scarf is the inscription Christ my brother
The handkerchief shows the coat of arms of the USSR

WHAT COLOR SHOULD THE WOMEN TREATY IN THE CHURCH?

Each woman herself chooses what color to put on a scarf or clothes going to church. No one will expel her from the church if she is decently dressed in any scarf. But you will agree, a woman who came to church, having come with her head covered in a white shawl during Lent, when everyone in the church is dressed in black and even a priest in black vestments, will look like a "white crow".
A woman should always be in the church with a head covered in a headscarf. But women who constantly go to church, try to put on a scarf of different colors for different holidays.
   For example, during Lent, it is appropriate to put on a scarf and clothes of dark colors. all people at this time are mourning over the crucified Christ. BLACK COLOR is the color of sorrow and repentance.
   On holidays in honor of the icons of the Most Holy Theotokos, the priest dressed in clothes of BLUE COLOR, it means that parishioners should wear something blue or blue (shawl or clothes).
   On the holiday of the Trinity it is desirable that there is a green color. Therefore, the handkerchief is desirable GREEN COLOR. At the Feast of the Palm Sunday, a woman can also wear a green shawl, but maybe in a dark scarf, since Lent is still in progress.
   On Easter and 40 days after Easter, RED or WHITE in clothes and shawl is the same color. Red color is the color of blood that Jesus Christ shed for people whom he loves unlimitedly. Another red shawl is worn for services in honor of the martyrs of Christ who shed blood for Christ.
In all Sunday services, if no holiday falls out, the father dresses in yellow clothes, so women can cover their head with a YELLOW COLOR handkerchief.
   All other services can be worn clothing and a scarf of any color. The main thing is that the clothes should be neat. On a woman, to have a dress or skirt below the knee, shoulders closed, men in trousers and without headgear.
   No one will expel you if you come in other clothes and a kerchief of a different color, but still rules, there are rules.
Whether or not a woman will adhere to the color scheme, going to church is every personal thing.

Enough and two colors of shawls-white and black. A white handkerchief can be worn for any holiday. White color is a festive color and it is always possible to cover the head with a white flesh. A black handkerchief is useful for the time of the Great Lent. It is a time of sorrow and a memory of the Passion and anguish of Christ. The Church and Christ will receive the woman in any scarf.
What to put on the church is a personal matter for everyone. What kind of handkerchief and what color to wear when going to church for a holiday or just to serve a woman decides herself.
More details about the color of the scarf for what worship services you can see here

The reader's questions are answered by Priest Andrey Chizhenko.

Therefore, a woman must have on her head a sign of authority over her, for the angels. However, neither the husband without the wife, nor the wife without the husband, in the Lord.

But also we need to follow the commandment of Christ: "... And to you, lawyers, grief, that you impose burdens on people who are unbearable ..." (Lk. 11:46) and the apostolic rules. Let us recall the decree-Epistle I in the history of the Church of the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles, which occurred in 51 year after the Nativity of Christ: "For it is pleasing to the Holy Spirit and us not to impose upon you any burden beyond that necessary ..." (Acts 15:28).
Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, our task is to learn with God's help to separate the truth of God from human fables, gossips and fantasies. The main sign of the first - internal communication and life in the Spirit, the main feature of the second - the rulemaking, aimed at ritual appearance, formalism, ostentatious piety.

For puzzling questions, contact the clergy. They are set by God and trained in seminaries, academies, to answer these questions.

Priest Andrey Chizhenko

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