The+Religious+symbolism+and+meaning+of+Hair

=**The Religious Symbolism and Meaning of Hair**=

**Judaism**

 * Married women are expected to cover their hair because it is a symbol of sensuality and should be reserved for her husband. However, unmarried women are exempt from this rule. Common hair coverings include the sheitel (wig), tichel (scarf), snood, or bandana

 =Christianity= //But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man and the husband is the head of his wife, and God is the head of Christ. Any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head disgraces his head, but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled disgraces her head-it is one and the same thing as having her head shaved.// //Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair, it is degrading to him, but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.// media type="youtube" key="eD5UHMGlQ1M?fs=1" height="385" width="480" =Symbolism of Hair= =Natural Hair vs Normal Hair= =Abnormal Hair= media type="youtube" key="DJchFKYrjAE?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Bibliography - http://www.covermyhair.com/ - http://www.pinenet.com/~rooster/hasid2.html#HASID2-Q5 - http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/160973/jewish/The-Beard.htm http://www.catholicplanet.com/women/headcovering.htm http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/modesty.aspx http://www.large-kippah.com/ [|www.coloringhair.blogspot.com]
 *  Male Hassidic Jews wear long sideburns, or payos, in order to follow the regulation to “//not round the corners of your heads//” (Leviticus 19:27). This is also part of the Sephardic and Yemenite Jewish culture. Beards are also worn in following with this commandment.
 *  In the Kabbalah, the beard represents the connection between the ideal and the real (because it flows from the head down towards the body), so this is another reason many Jewish people keep a long beard.
 *  There is also debate about what, if any, kind of razor is appropriate for trimming the beard.
 * Jewish men also wear the yamaka because the yamaka is a symbol of God's ruling over them and recognition of God above.
 * Head coverings in Christianity are discussed in 1 Corinthians 11:3-5
 * Hair length is discussed in 1 Corinthians 11:14-15
 * In many modern Christian religions, there are no specific regulations regarding head coverings or hair length
 * Women in Orthodox Christian Churches and Jehovah's Witnesses wear head coverings
 * power- story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16)
 * modesty- nuns, Jewish head coverings
 * sensuality- requires covering upon marriage for women
 * holiness- long hair on women is a "glory"
 * Hair length- Natural hair would unaltered, long hair for both men and women. Normal hair would be short hair for men and long hair for women in today's mainstream society.
 * Dyeing hair- Natural would be hair in it's original color. Normal hair for women often includes some kind of color processing to a different "natural" color, while most men have never colored their hair.
 * Body hair- Natural body hair would never be altered with uncontrolled growth. Normal body hair for women is shaved legs and armpits but for men there is no body shaving. Increasingly normal in modern society is shaving of the private regions.
 * Facial hair- Natural facial hair would be uncontrolled facial hair growth. Normal facial hair for men is either clean shaven or moderate levels of facial hair, while for women all facial hair is bleached, shaved, waxed or plucked.