Clothing

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As a garment (lat. Investitura ) is defined as the transfer of a work or service clothing to the person who is to provide the service. In Christianity , in the tradition of religious orders, clothing is the handing over of the order's robe to a new member of the community, dressed in a rite .

Orders and monasteries

The cladding usually takes place at the time of admission to the novitiate (rarely also at the time of profession ). In some communities the tunic is already worn during the postulate ; for example, only the scapular is added to the formal acceptance into the novitiate . In some places a somewhat shorter or even a white scapular is awarded for clothing, which is then exchanged for one in the same way as the other professed ones at the first profession.

In some religious orders for women, the veil still white in the novitiate is exchanged for a black veil when taking temporary vows (simple profession), while others only give the black veil for solemn profession.

With the dressing, which takes place either as part of a liturgical celebration in the church or in the chapter house , the novices also receive or choose a religious name , where this is customary for this rite. The novice does not yet become a member of the order he has entered through the cladding ; this does not occur until the first profession. Only from this point on can he add the order abbreviation to his signature .

Monarchs

Even rulers are in their survey (investiture) dressed. Imperial regalia played an important role in the coronation of the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire .

military

The term is also used in secular organizations, e.g. B. in the armed forces , but here only refers to the handover of uniforms, functional clothing and other equipment. The exception to this are the rituals in connection with certain parts of clothing, which are of high emotional importance for these organizations.

In the French Foreign Legion, for example, the characteristic headgear, the white cap , is only “awarded” after basic training and the successful completion of a forced march , the marche képi blanc . In some places in the Bundeswehr, ceremonial awards of berets (especially common in combat troops ) and braids to be worn with field suits are common.