 When an Orthodox monk dies, his body is washed and clothed in his monastic habit by brethren of his monastery.Two significant differences are that when his mantle is placed on him, its hem is torn to form bands, with which his body is bound (like Lazarus in the tomb), and his klobuk is placed on his head backwards, so that the monastic veil covers his face (to show that he had already died to the world, even before his physical death).When an Orthodox nun dies, the sisterhood of her convent performs the same ministrations for her as are done for monks.