Why do monks wear hood?

Answer 1

to cover up there shame of having a bold head. ---- Global climate change has happened before. In the medieval era, it was not warming; it was cooling. Around the beginning of the fourteenth century, people in Europe realized that summer weather might be as cool and rainy as the spring. People who worked outdoors a great deal - farmers and laborers began wearing heavier clothing as protection against the chillier air. The everyday wearing of capes, long cloaks, hats, and hoods became more common. (Hats and hoods are important, of course, because, since we lose up to 60% of our body heat through our head, to keep the head covered is an excellent way to stay warm. A hood is an outstanding way to keep your head cover handy; since it is attached to your clothing, you're not likely to misplace it or lose it.) Not only did the medieval monks spend time working out-of-doors in the monastery gardens and fields, but the time they spent indoors was not particularly warm or cozy. The monasteries, churches and chapels in which the monks lived and prayed were often built of stone, and were not insulated or centrally heated (central heating hadn't been invented yet.) Sitting for hours in a drafty and chilly stone building, the monks would welcome a warm covering for their head.