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An apostolnik or epimandylion is an item of clerical clothing
Clerical clothing

Clerical clothing is non-Liturgy clothing worn exclusively by clergy. It is distinct from vestments in that it is not reserved specifically for services....
 worn by Orthodox Christian
Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world with an estimated 225 million members worldwide. It is considered by its adherents to be the Four Marks of the Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles nearly 2000 years ago....
 and Eastern Catholic nun
Nun

A Nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an monasticism who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent....
s. A cloth veil
Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face. As a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space....
 which completely covers the head (except for the face), neck, and shoulders similar to the hijab
Hijab

Hijab or ?ijab is the Arabic word for "curtain / cover" , based on the root ??? meaning "to cover, to veil, to shelter". In popular use, hijab means "head cover and modest dress for women" among Muslims, which most Islamic legal systems define as covering everything except the face, feet and hands in public....
 worn by muslim women, it is usually black, but sometimes white .






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An apostolnik or epimandylion is an item of clerical clothing
Clerical clothing

Clerical clothing is non-Liturgy clothing worn exclusively by clergy. It is distinct from vestments in that it is not reserved specifically for services....
 worn by Orthodox Christian
Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world with an estimated 225 million members worldwide. It is considered by its adherents to be the Four Marks of the Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles nearly 2000 years ago....
 and Eastern Catholic nun
Nun

A Nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an monasticism who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent....
s. A cloth veil
Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face. As a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space....
 which completely covers the head (except for the face), neck, and shoulders similar to the hijab
Hijab

Hijab or ?ijab is the Arabic word for "curtain / cover" , based on the root ??? meaning "to cover, to veil, to shelter". In popular use, hijab means "head cover and modest dress for women" among Muslims, which most Islamic legal systems define as covering everything except the face, feet and hands in public....
 worn by muslim women, it is usually black, but sometimes white . It is sometimes worn with a skufia
Skufia

A skufia is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches monastics or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor ....
 .

The nun typically receives the apostolnik when she becomes a novice
Novitiate

Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice monk or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking monastic vows in order to discern whether they are vocation to the religious life....
. While it is usually replaced with the epanokamelavkion
Epanokamelavkion

An epanokamelavkion is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church Monastic#Christian monasticisms who are monk#Eastern Orthodox monks or above, including bishops....
 when the nun becomes a rassophor
Monk

A Monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the unconditioning of mind and body in favor of the realization of one's true nature, and does so living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose....
, many nuns will continue to wear the apostolnik for the sake of convenience, much as a monk will continue to wear a skufia instead of a klobuk
Klobuk

A klobuk is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches Monk#Eastern Orthodox monkss and bishops, especially in the Russian tradition....
 when not attending the Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy

The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine church tradition of Christian liturgy. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches....
.

In some practices, a novice will wear a black scarf covering the head and tied under the chin. She will then receive the apostolnik at her tonsure. In this practice, the epanokamelavkion may be reserved for the abbess and for nuns of the Great Schema.