Skufia
A ' (also ', ' or '; or ) is an item of clerical clothing, a cap, worn by Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monastics (in which case it is black) or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor (in which case it is usually red or purple). Description. A is a soft-sided brimless cap whose top may be pointed (Russian style), flat and pleated (Greek style), or flat with raised edges (Romanian style). Typically, monastics receive their either when they first become a novice or when they are tonsured. A monk or nun who has been tonsured to the Great Schema  will wear a skoufia that has been embroidered with prayers, crosses, and figures of seraphim. High-ranking bishops (such as archbishops and metropolitans) will sometimes wear a black or purple with a small jewelled cross on informal occasions. A nun will sometimes wear a over her monastic veil; while monks often wear the (without a veil) when the klobuk or epanokamelavkion might get in the way of work.