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It descends from Eastern Orthodox and Ottoman traditions of concealing the bride completely from the bridegroom before the ceremony. Sometimes the bridegroom got a big surprise when the women was not what he envisioned!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe veil comes from the timeless tradition of veiling in church. Up until the 1960's, all women always wore a head covering in church -- a hat, a mantilla-style chapel veil, a scarf, etc. Since weddings typically occurred in churches, brides were also to wear a veil. They traditionally wore long white veils to match their wedding gown.
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∙ 13y agoThe wedding dress used to symbolise virginity. Nowadays, it symbolises purity of both your husbands and yours sins. It is believed it keeps you both clean form any harm.
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Who lifted Kate's veil during the wedding?
Kate's Father lifted up her veil during the wedding
How does Mr. Hooper's veil affect the wedding in The Ministers Black Veil?
It caused him to shudder, spill his wine, and rush away
Attach wedding veil to half tiara?
The shop that you bought the wedding dress will be able to help you with the veil and tiara and it should enhance the wedding dress. Wedding shops have all the secrets of the trade.
What are the release dates for The Best Show in the Universe - 2010 The Worst Wedding Veil I've Ever Worn Wedding Veil Explosion 2-6?
The Best Show in the Universe - 2010 The Worst Wedding Veil I've Ever Worn Wedding Veil Explosion 2-6 was released on: USA: 18 March 2013
What is the best veil for mermaid wedding dress?
It is not the style of the top of the wedding dress re the veil, but the length of the skirt of the wedding dress. Short skirted wedding dress; short veil; long skirted wedding dress a long veil. Veils do not need to be worn if the bride chooses not too and if it suits the wedding dress she can wear a single flower in her hair (over one ear) or small flowers in her hair.
What was the wedding veil originally called?
Flammeum
What does eating wedding cake at a wedding symbolize?
Traditionally fertility.
What do Islamic wedding rings symbolize?
They symbolize the coupling of the husband and his wife
Where did pierce the veil get their name?
The guitarist had a traumatic experience at a wedding where the bride was killed by a thrown knife that pierced her veil hence the name " pierce the veil".
Do you have to wear a train and floor-length veil at your wedding?
No. There are so many wedding fashions, depending on the type of wedding you want.
How does Hawthorne use black in The Ministers black veil?
the wind seems to symbolize the desire of the people it also might symbolize a sin.
What celebrity had the most beautiful wedding veil?
It is a matter of personal opinion.
