NETELA (ነጠላ) Traditionally handwoven Ethiopian and Eritrean Netela (ነጠላ) with Green, Yellow and Red stripes. A Netela (ነጠላ) is a handmade scarf-like cloth made of cotton. It is worn by Ethiopians and Eritreans, usually intended for women.
Christian head covering, also known as Christian veiling, is the traditional practice of women covering their head in a variety expected of all women to be covered not only during liturgical periods of prayer,but at all times,for this was their honor and sign of authority given by our Lord prayer worship Genesis24 .64 .68
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L -62 in or 5.2 ft Christian denominations. Some Christian women wear the head covering in public worship and during private prayer at home while other believe women should wear head coverings at all times Among Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches, certain theologians likewise teach that it is "expected of all women to be covered not only during liturgical periods of prayer, but at all times, for this was their honor and sign of authority given by our Lord",while others have held that headcovering should at least be done during and worship worship records the veil as a feminine emblem of prayer modesty Manuals of early Christianity, including the Apostolorum and Pædagogus, instructed that a headcovering must be worn by women during prayer and worship as well as when outside the home When Saint Paul commanded women to be veiled in 1 Corinthians, the surrounding pagan Greek women did not wear headcoverings; as such, the practice of Christian headcovering was countercultural in the Apostolic Era, being a biblical ordinance rather than a cultural traditionThe style of headcovering varies by region,
Those enjoining the practice head covering for Christian women while "praying and prophesying" ground their argument in 1 Corinthians Denominations that teach that women should wear head coverings at all times additionally base this doctrine on Saint Paul's dictum that Christians are to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17), Saint Paul's teaching that women being unveiled is dishonourable, and as a reflection of the created order Many Biblical scholars conclude that in 1 Corinthians 11 "verses 4-7 refer to a literal veil or covering of cloth" for "praying and prophesying" and hold verse 15 to refer to the hair of a woman given to her by nature Christian headcovering with a cloth veil was the practice of the early Church, being universally taught by the Church Fathers and practiced by Christian women throughout history continuing to be the ordinary practice among Christians in many parts of the world, such as Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt, Ethiopia, India and Pakistan additionally, among Conservative Anabaptists such as the Conservative Mennonite churches and the Dunkard Brethren Church, headcovering is counted as an ordinance of the Church, being worn throughout the day by women However, in much of the Western world the practice of head covering declined during the 20th century and in churches where it is not practiced, veiling as described 1 Corinthians 11 is usually taught as being a societal practice for the age in which the passage was written.
