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    Just read an article about how people are dressing down for church services. That got me thinking. So...what do you wear for your 'services'? Is it important to your religion or no? What kind of garb did you wear when you were of any other religion? I ask this last one because I know many of us got here through a long path of other faiths. So a general religion attire talk is in order!
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    These days? No formal service = No formal attire. I have a pretty informal approach to spirituality. I also tend to see dressing up as more for our benefit than that of the Divine. Expensive clothing isn't gonna impress a Power but for some people it will reinforce the solemnity of an event.
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      #3
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      My entire family dresses up for church. I always hated it. Even when I still attended service, in the early teen years, I started wearing jeans and t-shirts.

      Nowadays, I wear what I want when I want. Working with deities has no dress code.

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        Skyclad all the way!

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          #5
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          Hm... I don't do any rituals, yet, but I will wear something respectful and not a T-shirt with short pants.
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            I often like to feel very comfortable when doing a solitary ritual so I wear big loose dark colored sleep pants and an over-sized plain white t-shirt. Bare feet usually. Very plain colors, very loose and cotton material. Makes me feel at home.

            Sometimes naked. Yes. Sometimes naked. But I never do skyclad practice in public/coven stuff. I just feel completely put off by the practice. If I do it, it's just for me!

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              I've never done public ritual but at home I generally practice nude. Not because I specifically believe in working skyclad but because I'm generally nude at home anyway (or wearing a dressing gown). I'vedone rituals in clothes and it doesn't seem to make a difference one way or the other.

              As far as church goes... most mass I went to when I was a kid was via school or with my grandma. She's old school 'wear something nice'. I think dressing down for church removes some of the ritual element. But then I hear Catholic mass is quite different to other types of church service so maybe that's not an issue?

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                I wore dresses to church back when I went. And I would still want to look nice if I went to the UU or something. Ritual? I'm not there yet. I think I may do rituals again someday, and when I do, I'd want to look nice. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable doing any sort of ritual skyclad. The idea just goes against the grain.
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                  #9
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                  Clean and tidy, but casual for church (jeans, t-shirt, sweater etc), and some rituals like communion, baptisms, dedications and such.

                  More formal attire (pants, collared shirt, tie) for rituals where it is expected (like weddings, funerals etc).

                  Skyclad of course when the ritual involves cowbell or sporting events ;-)

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                    #10
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                    These days, my home rituals are done in "pretty much whatever I'm wearing at the moment".

                    I have been thinking of creating a ritual robe (and mask, I already have the mask - just not painted). I like the thought of being in the ritual mindset - and a special "outfit" would certainly contribute to being in the mental space that is needed.

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                      #11
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                      I've got a few ritual robes that I like to wear, but it pretty much depends upon my mood and how involved the ritual is. If the ritual is long/involved enough I figure I might as well go all the way for it. To do a simple spell here and there I generally just wear whatever I happen to already be wearing.

                      When I went to church it was more of a case of just doing what I was brought up to do. It's been 29 years since then, but at the time I always "dressed" for church.

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                        Mostly, I do what can basically be described as "folk magic." There may be a little forethought, but mostly it has to do with timing (you know... around work or intrusion).

                        On occasion, special days, special things, I have a couple items of clothing that always remind me why I do what I do and how I got to this place in my spirituality. One is an old Metallica hoodie that's beaten up to where it provides absolutely no insulation anymore, but I've had it since I really started accepting things into my life and it means a great deal to me. I don't think I really have a full outfit though and nothing that I use every time I do any workings.

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                          #13
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                          In my Protestant household, you dressed up for church. I remember sitting through an Easter service when I was little, and my mother getting angry because I wouldn't stop fidgeting because the dress she made me wear was so stiff and itchy. I suppose my conservative upbringing has stuck with me somewhat, because if I ever have to be in a church for some reason, I still wear my "Sunday best".

                          Aside from appeasing my family by attending church gatherings, I have no dress code. I've never thought that clothes make a difference during a ritual, but I definitely prefer to be out under the open sky instead of indoors. The forest is Her temple, after all.

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                            #14
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                            Sometimes I dress up a bit for the days that I celebrate. I have a couple of medieval looking tops that I don't wear often (too over-the-top for me these days) but that I love, and putting those on kind of marks the occasion. It's not formal, though - just a bit special.

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                              #15
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                              Originally posted by Medusa View Post
                              Just read an article about how people are dressing down for church services. That got me thinking. So...what do you wear for your 'services'? Is it important to your religion or no? What kind of garb did you wear when you were of any other religion? I ask this last one because I know many of us got here through a long path of other faiths. So a general religion attire talk is in order!
                              I dress respectfully for the "purpose". If it's a wedding or a funeral, yes, I'll wear something more traditionally appropriate. If I'm just going to church to go or whatever, I wear what I'm wearing. Why? Because God sees me naked, and if THAT doesn't offend him, my T-shirt depicting Jesus on the cross saying "Stop Jew on Jew violence" isn't likely to shock Him.

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