Show tickle shirts still worn one of britaina Brit ains oldest and strangest industries hair is surviving the war in remote convents nuns are still engaged in making the shirts for people who wish to do their penance with realism monks and very pious people wear the shirts which are uncomfortable and painful the full size shirts worn in olden days have nearly disappeared and today a scapula or a belt in which is woven horsehair horse hair and in some cases human hair is worn instead this form of penance dates back to the saints but only in rare instances today do laymen adopt it the shirts are worn only a few hours a week and not long enough to harm the skin |