A hanging veil, also known as a flowing veil or charity veil, is a type of

Christian headcovering Christian head covering, also known as Christian veiling, is the traditional practice of women covering their head in a variety of Christian denominations. Some Christian women, based on historic Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, L ...

, which is worn by some Christian women continually, in obedience to Paul the Apostle's command in . Hanging veils enjoy popularity in a diverse array of Christian denominations, especially those of the

Anabaptist Christian Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin , from the Greek : 're-' and 'baptism', german: Täufer, earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. ...

tradition (such as

Mennonites Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radic ...

and

Hutterites Hutterites (german: link=no, Hutterer), also called Hutterian Brethren (German: ), are a communal ethnoreligious branch of Anabaptists, who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the early 16th century ...

). In certain Conservative Mennonite Anabaptist congregationations of the

Beachy Amish Mennonite The Beachy Amish Mennonites, also known as the Beachy Mennonites, are an Anabaptist group of churches in the Conservative Mennonite tradition that have Amish roots. Although they have retained the name "Amish" they are quite different from the O ...

tradition, an opaque hanging veil is permitted as an alternative to the kapp if it covers as much or more hair as the kapp, which traditionally is "of ample size to cover most of the hair". Opaque hanging veils are usually white or black in colour for modesty. Hanging veils are designed to drape over the natural curves of a woman's head and hang down a woman's neck. Certain denominations of Christianity provide guidelines regarding the headcovering; the Ministry Training Center of the Biblical Mennonite Alliance, for example, teaches: Women who headcover with the hanging veil wear it throughout the day, with the exception of sleeping.

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The Hanging Veil - Southern Atlantic Mennonite ConferenceWhy do Amish and Mennonite women wear head coverings? - Abner Showalter (Anabaptist Doctrine)Traditional Plain Dress Women's Caps - Quaker Jane (Conservative Friends)Comparing Amish Women's Head Coverings - Amish America
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