Editing Hygiene (section)

===Religious hygienic customs===
{{Main|Ritual purification}}
{{Further|Ablution in Christianity|Hygiene in Christianity|Islamic hygienical jurisprudence|Ritual washing in Judaism|Islamic toilet etiquette}}

Many religions require or encourage ritual purification via bathing or immersing the hands in water. In [[Islam]], washing oneself via {{transliteration|ar|[[wudu]]}} or {{transliteration|ar|[[ghusl]]}} is necessary for performing [[Salat|prayer]]. [[Hadith|Islamic tradition]] also lists a variety of rules concerning proper hygiene after using the bathroom. The [[Baháʼí Faith]] mandates the washing of the hands and face prior to the [[obligatory Baháʼí prayers]]. [[Orthodox Judaism]] requires a {{transliteration|he|[[mikveh]]}} bath following menstruation and childbirth, while [[Handwashing in Judaism|washing the hands]] is performed upon waking up and before eating bread. [[Water]] plays a role in Christian rituals as well,<ref name="Z. Wahrman 2016 46–48">{{cite book|title=The Hand Book: Surviving in a Germ-Filled World|first=Miryam |last=Z. Wahrman|year= 2016| isbn=978-1-61168-955-6| pages =46–48 |publisher=University Press of New England|quote=Water plays a role in other Christian rituals as well.... In the early days of Christianity, two to three centuries after Christ, the lavabo (Latin for "I wash myself"), a ritual handwashing vessel and bowl, was introduced as part of Church service.}}</ref> and in certain [[Christian denomination|denominations of Christianity]] such as the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] which prescribes several kinds of [[hand washing]] for example after leaving the latrine, lavatory, or bathhouse, or before prayer, or after eating a meal, or ritual handwashing.<ref>{{Cite journal |first=Kirsten Stoffregen|last=Pedersen|year=1999|url=http://pwtw.pl/wp-content/uploads/wst/12-2/Pedersen.pdf |title=Is the Church of Ethiopia a Judaic Church? |access-date=2020-05-29 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115645/http://pwtw.pl/wp-content/uploads/wst/12-2/Pedersen.pdf |journal=Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne|volume=12|number=2|pages=203–216 }}</ref><ref name="Z. Wahrman 2016 46–48"/>