Kashketnyky (Ukrainian: Кашкетники; literally "cap wearers"), sometimes referred to as simple believers (Ukrainian: віруючі простаки, romanized: viruiuchi prostaky), are a conservative Pentecostal Christian community found in a number of villages along the Dniester in western Ukraine. Local residents coined the name because male members wear distinctive caps (kashkety) as a sign of modesty, though members refer to themselves simply as "believers".
Kashketnyky (Ukrainian: Кашкетники; literally "cap wearers"), sometimes referred to as simple believers (Ukrainian: віруючі простаки, romanized: viruiuchi prostaky), are a conservative Pentecostal Christian community found in a number of villages along the Dniester in western Ukraine. Local residents coined the name because male members wear distinctive caps (kashkety) as a sign of modesty, though members refer to themselves simply as "believers".
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