Baptismal clothing
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Baptismal clothing describes apparel worn by clergy members and proselytes during a baptismal ceremony.
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Roman Catholic tradition
The traditional clothing for a child being baptised into the Roman Catholic faith is a christening gown, a long white dress, often with intricate handwork, and maintained in many families as an heirloom.Protestant tradition
Anglican tradition
The Anglican church grew from its mother the Church of England and includes the Episcopal Church in the United States. It views itself as the 'unbroken continuation of the early apostolic and later medieval' "universal church", rather than as a 'new formation'. Many of the early traditions are therefore the same as the Roman Catholic and the family heirloom long white gown is still used by many families. The modern church allows for much diversity, but usually the clothing is still white for the infant or young child.Latter-day Saint tradition
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dress in white clothing to perform and to undertake baptism. Traditionally, the proselyte wears a white jumpsuit, white socks and white underclothing. The person performing the ordinance wears either a white jumpsuit or white slacks and white shirt. Historically, women and girls wore white dresses with weights sewn in at the hems to prevent the clothing from floating during the ceremony.
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