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Usually during prayer or when someone dies and attends a funeral.
Removing your hat, or baring your head was a sign of respect in many cultures. The removal of a hat in the presence of ladies, dignitaries, and in some cases God (in church) has been common practice for centuries.
In Emily Post's book of etiquette, there was once a reference to men taking there hats off in elevators, that stated, the custom could be foregone (not followed) if the elevator was crowded and the removal of the hats would make the situation uncomfortable.
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∙ 15y agoIt is a sign of respect. It's origins are from knights would come across each other during their travels, and they would remove their helmets to show they had no intentions of challenging each other. It is also where the tradition of shaking hands came from, they would extend their right arm to show they were unarmed.
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Example sentence - It is proper manners for the men to take their hats off when they sit at the table for dinner.
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Hats on , hats off. If you are Jewish, men should be wearing a yarmulke in Synagogue[ or all the time if thy are Orthodox ], if you are Catholic , it's hats off in church for men. Catholic women used to have to wear some sort of headcovering in church, but not any more.I actually had a nun pin a kleenex on my head with a bobby pin one day. Things change . Hats off inside are generally considered courteous. Of course , yarmulkes are always acepptable anywhere for Jewish men.
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