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Baptism.
It symbolize the cleanliness of the soul or pure.
The color of Baptism is white, which is used to symbolize Faith, Hope, Purity and New Life. When preforming a baptism a priest wears a white stole and the infant or catechumen is often dressed in white, or is ceremoniously presented with a white garment, and given a white candle.
Babies wear white for Baptism because the Sacrament of Baptism cleanses the soul from Original Sin and so the person baptized is spotlessly pure in the eyes of God until they commit their first post-Baptismal sin. White is the symbol of purity, so the baptized wear white garments for Baptism.
Literally? No. Figuratively? It's a ritual to symbolize such.
baptism is like the rebirth of the person, and white represents purity of the soul. at my parish the little girls,preteen and teen girls up to 17 wear the same baptism outfits as the infant girls wear only larger.they wear the white gown,bonnet,tights and shoes.for their diaper,they wear a cloth diaper with plastic pants over it under their tights.a white under shirt is also worn and tucked in to the waist of the tights.the girls symbolize their purity and innocence of an infant for their baptisms by wearing these outfits.
baptism
Baptism is often represented by a scallop shell
It symbolizes goodness, and the start of a new life.
In the Catholic tradition, white symbolizes purity and newness of life, representing the washing away of sin during baptism. The white gown, bonnet, tights, and booties serve as a visual reminder of this spiritual rebirth and signify the child's entry into the Church community.
We wear a white gown or garment because baptism is like the rebirth of a person and white represents purity of the soul. In some churches it is traditional, if the garment is saved until death, to be buried wearing the baptismal gown (where obviously this may not always be practical). This practice serves as a reminder and a comfort to loved ones and friends that the departed one is a Christian and is now completing the journey which began at baptism in hope of the resurrection to come.
During Baptism the color of priest vestment is WHITE.