Is It A Must For Nuns To Cut Their Hair

[gloriana35]

:D Mine was in a tail when I wore a veil. 

Somehow, I'm laughing, remembering "A Right to Be Merry," by Colettine Mother Mary Francis. When she entered the Poor Clares, one myth was 'they never use soap.'

[Antigonos]

Those who remember the book "The Nun's Story -- which was set in the 1920-30s -- the virtual shaving of the head was mentioned when Sister Luke, as a postulant, happened by the room where the "barber nuns" were plying their trade.  The scene made quite an impression.

[tinytherese]

On 4/25/2022 at 10:17 AM, Pax17 said:

I think the oddest topics are the ones in which people have the most curiosity.  When I was a kid in the 60s, one of the first things I heard about religious sisters from Catholic schoolmates was that "Sister doesn't have any hair."

My high school art teacher shared with our class how she attended a school growing up which was taught by religious sisters. Students took turns trying to lift up their veils to see if they had hair.

My teacher felt nervous about doing it, but it was her turn. I don't think she saw hair but after she finished peaking, the sister froze in place. My teacher feared she'd turn around and punish her. After a while, the sister went back to business as usual. Maybe she figured out what happened, but chose not to do anything about it.