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An Easter bonnet is any new or fancy hat worn by women as a Christian headcovering on Easter. [1] It represents the tail end of a tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter, [2] in harmony with the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption. As with the wearing of headcoverings by women during Christian prayer and ...
Old woman in sunbonnet (c. 1930). Photograph by Doris Ulmann. A bonnet decorated with lace and tulle from the 1880s. Bonnet has been used as the name for a wide variety of headgear for both sexes—more often female—from the Middle Ages to the present. As with "hat" and "cap", it is impossible to generalize as to the styles for which the word ...
A mantilla is a traditional female liturgical lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high hair ornament called a peineta, particularly popular with women in Spain and Latin America. [ 1] It is also worn by Catholic and Plymouth Brethren women around the world, Mennonite women in Argentina, and without the ...
Pre-Islamic relief showing veiled Middle Eastern women, Temple of Baal, Palmyra, Syria, 1st century AD (In Iran) Coptic Orthodox Christian woman wearing a garment with a Christian head covering (1918) The face veil was originally part of women's dress among certain classes in the Byzantine Empire and was adopted into Muslim culture during the ...
The women of faith I know are fearless witnesses to love and justice. They do not run away. They step up and lead when others flee from difficulties and the terrors of our times.
The rule of not wearing white after Labor Day does not have an exact known origin. However, some historians believe that while, on the one hand, it had to do with simply dressing appropriately for ...
Śmigus-dyngus. Śmigus-dyngus[ a] ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕmigus ˈdɨnɡus]) or lany poniedziałek[ b] ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈlanɨ ˌpɔɲɛˈd͡ʑawɛk]) is a celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe. The tradition is widely associated with Poland in English-speaking ...
Women In Construction Week (March 3-March 9) falls right before Girl Scouts Week (March 10-March 16), which is always the week that includes the Girl Scouts's birthday (March 12).