Spodik
A spodik (or spodek; Template:Langx Template:Transliteration, from Polish spodek "saucer") is a tall,<ref name=":0" /> black fur hat worn by some Hasidic Jews, particularly by members of sects in 19th-century Congress Poland.<ref>Levi Cooper: Shtreimel Variations: The History of a Hat. Segula Magazine.</ref> The origins of the spodik and the shtreimel are unclear, but it is often thought that the Jews living in Europe adopted wearing fur hats from the Eastern European culture,<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and perhaps from the nobility.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DescriptionEdit
Spodiks are to be distinguished from kolpiks, and from shtreimels, which are a similar types of fur hat worn by Hasidim.<ref name="Shurpin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shtreimels are shorter in height, wider, and donut-shaped, while spodiks are taller, thinner in bulk, and of cylindrical shape.<ref name="Shurpin"/> Kolpiks and spodiks have the same shape, but the former are brown, while the latter are black.<ref name="Shurpin"/> Such hats are typically worn only on special occasions, such as the Sabbath, holidays, and weddings.<ref name="Shtreimel Variations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Spodiks used to be made from fisher tails in North America. Nowadays they are made also from fox fur.Template:Citation needed
UseEdit
Ger Hasidim, being the largest Hasidic community of Polish origin, are the most famous for wearing spodiks. Virtually all married men among the Gerer Hasidim wear a spodik. Due to an edict by the Grand Rabbi of Ger designed to stop the extravagance of the hats, Gerrer Hasidim are only allowed to purchase fake fur spodiks that cost less than $600.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Other groups that wear Spodiks include Alexander, Amshinov, Ashlag, Kotzk, Modzitz, Ozharov, Radzin and Sochatchov.
See alsoEdit
- Kolpik—traditional Jewish fur hat
- List of hat styles
- List of headgear
- Shtreimel—traditional Jewish fur hat