I saw a picture taken in a First Baptist Church in Romania, probably Bucharest. It was a surprisingly large church. As I looked at it something stood out. Every female over maybe 15 years old was wearing some kind of head covering. Sometimes it was a hat and sometimes just a small covering probably made for the purpose.
When I was growing up, the Catholic Church required women and girls (after First Communion I think) to wear a head covering while in Church.
We used to have lace coverings that were either round, like a doilie (?sp) or a veil in different lengths. They were either white or black, sometimes ecru, but I adored wearing it. I felt so grown up and so much a part of the Church. It’s hard to explain. I felt special I guess..
But I do remember,it seemed like overnite hats etc. were no longer required.
As a kid it was so confusing; we were told it was a sin not to cover your head one week-(and I remember seeing lady every now and then with a Kleenex on her head! It was a serious matter-at least I thought so.)
Then Poof! Not a sin anymore....and then you could suddenly eat meat on Fridays, ....then you could have meat on Wednesdays during Lent.One change after another!
It was soooo confusing growing up Catholic during that time.
And I cried when my mom wouldn’t buy me a new veil...they used to tear because of the Bob-B-pin used to hold it on, but my mom said they weren’t necessary anymore so I wasn’t getting one.
I never got used to not wearing it; maybe that’s why I’m so drawn to hats!
(sorry for the babbling, it just brought back a lot of memories!)