WHY DO JEWISH PEOPLE WEAR HATS?

NOTES:

• It is actually called a 'Kippah', or a 'Yarmulke' 
• Worn as sign of respect to creator
• Not mandatory, but a custom
• Yarmulke means "Awe of the King" in Aramaic
• Obligated to wear it at the time of prayer
• Practice of wearing cap goes back to around the 12th century

SOURCES:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080722141620AAvJn4k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippah

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_Jewish_men_wear_caps

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5117230_do-jewish-people-wear-hats.html

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5117230_do-jewish-people-wear-hats.html