They are cuffs (Russian: нарука́вницы, по́ручи, нарука́вники - narukávnitsy, póruchi, narukávniki) made of thickened fabric, usually brocade, that lace onto the wrists of a bishop, priest, or deacon.
[1] Since the deacon wears a more elaborate sticharion as an outer garment, its large winged sleeves are not bound by epimanikia; rather he wears the epimanikia underneath, tied to his endorrason (inner cassock) (Russian: подрясник, podryasnik)[2] Among most ethnic groups, the epimanikia will be worn by bishops and priests only when they vest fully for the Divine Liturgy.
In the Armenian Orthodox usage, the epimanikia is called baspan.
The Syriac zende[3] are similar to the epimanikia, but extend to cover the entire forearm.
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