[QUOTE=WhyNot]
Diogenes, are sikh *women *not allowed to cut their hair? I thought it was only the men.
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Both men and women are equally subject to the rule – they may not cut, trim, or shave any of the hair anywhere on their bodies.
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]
I don’t know why you think that’s funny? Jewish Orthodox women haven’t got any restriction on cutting their hair. They just have to cover it around men who are not their husband.
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Some very Orthodox women shave their head in order to not show their hair.
Around hereabouts we have a pretty good amount of fringe Pentacostal groups, especially out in the country. Compounds, really, sometimes - “family” churches. You can tell the girls, because they don’t just have long hair, they have long uncut hair - it always grows longer in the middle and is often a little raggedy looking, because it never gets a trim.
[QUOTE=Cunctator]
I’ve attended mass at some traditional Catholic churches that have formal dress codes. On a sweltering hot Sunday in February these codes affect men (required to wear suits and ties) far more than they affect women.
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Wow, dress codes?!? I always figured we could wear what we want because attendance is compulsory. Not that it’s not a special occasion, but still.
FWIW, the only hair cutting rule among the Amish is that married men must wear a beard without a moustache, and it is permissible to trim the beard.
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant]
Some very Orthodox women shave their head in order to not show their hair.
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Also many Orthodox women wear wigs intead of headscarves.
One of my best friends when I was about 13-14 was Apostolic Pentecostal. Like most kids that age, her religious ideas were mainly what she was brought up with, not something she took up on her own. While the restrictions on women are most obvious, if a man or boy is in that faith he is also expected to dress modestly and in a way that is not “worldly.” So muscle shirts, earrings, dramatic hairstyles, etc. would also be out for a teen boy in that faith.
[QUOTE=VunderBob]
FWIW, the only hair cutting rule among the Amish is that married men must wear a beard without a moustache, and it is permissible to trim the beard.
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I didn’t know this was a rule; I just thought it was a fashion statement.
an amish fashion statement. that is a major hoot!
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant]
Some very Orthodox women shave their head in order to not show their hair.
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Ah. I’ve never met any that do. I’ve only met women that wear sheitl and snoods.
[QUOTE=River Hippie]
There are some denominations like that here in N. Indiana.
Mennonites and Apostolic churches are like that I believe.
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That can’t be right, at least regarding Mennonites. There are many Mennonites in central PA, and a female who had never been shorn from birth couldn’t contain it all in that little hair cap.
I heard there’s a place in France where the ladies wear no pants.
[QUOTE=Cunctator]
I’ve attended mass at some traditional Catholic churches that have formal dress codes. On a sweltering hot Sunday in February these codes affect men (required to wear suits and ties) far more than they affect women.
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There’s a lot of rules for many groups in religious places, but I was talking about everyday clothing. BTW, move to a different parish. Around here shorts and sandals are ok.
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]
Ah. I’ve never met any that do. I’ve only met women that wear sheitl and snoods.
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The ones that shave their heads invariably wear wigs, so it’s not like you’d know.
[QUOTE=Spectre of Pithecanthropus]
I didn’t know this was a rule; I just thought it was a fashion statement.
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As I heard somewhere else on the Dope, it’s harder to obscure a beard than a wedding band.
[QUOTE=Broomstick]
The ones that shave their heads invariably wear wigs, so it’s not like you’d know.
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The only orthodox women I know who wear sheitl do not shave their heads (and they are the type I discuss such things with). Hence my confusion.
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]
The only orthodox women I know who wear sheitl do not shave their heads (and they are the type I discuss such things with). Hence my confusion.
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I don’t know any Orthodox folks well enough to ask. A student in my Hebrew class attended a family funeral in NY. The Aunts she stayed with had stubble showing from beneath their scarves. We presume they were forbidden to shave while sitting shiva. The mirrors in the house were covered. Of course, Mrs. Plant covered the mirrors in our house when my Mother died; some folks are more observant than others. Some are much more observant than others. ;j
I was wondering; are these women allowed to trim their hair on a regular basis to keep split ends at bay, or does no cutting mean NO CUTTING?
[QUOTE=medstar]
I was wondering; are these women allowed to trim their hair on a regular basis to keep split ends at bay, or does no cutting mean NO CUTTING?
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For Sikhs, no cutting means no cutting. In India, it’s common for people with long hair to treat it with oil on a regular basis – that’s supposed to keep things in control.