The Origin of The Wedding Veil

by Addy Brook Wed Editor

Have you ever thought about this question: Why does the bride wear the veil in wedding? The custom of wearing wedding veil has been lasted for a long time, it’s widely believed that this custom is originated in Roman times, the bride wore veil to avoid the bride's face to attract the jealousy of evil creatures.

In Western world, there are records about the origin of wedding veil in bible. According to "The Bible • Old Testament", the wedding veil that the groom put on the bride is a symbol of blessing and player. The bride's veil can only be lifted by the groom at the end of the ceremony, meaning they are lawful husband and wife.

Most people think that bridal veil is originated in Roman times. People think that the beautiful face of the bride will bring the jealousy of evil creatures. The evil creature will hurt the bride because of jealousy. In order to protect the bride, the bride had to wear veil to hide her face. The wedding veil at that time was bright red or yellow, these colors represent fire and will scare the evil creature.

In the Middle Ages, arranged marriages were very popular, in order to prevent the appearance of the bride and groom do not like each other, the bride had to wear a veil. The groom uncovered the veil at the end of the ceremony. In 19th century, wedding veil became fashionable. When the British Queen Victoria wore a white wedding veil, white veil driven trend.

About bridal veil, the West had such superstitious saying: if the brides try their veils before the wedding, it will bring unfortunate things to them. And if a woman tries to put someone else's wedding veil, it will provoke bad luck.

There so many kinds of wedding veils, usually wedding veils are made of lace or tulle. When you are choosing your wedding veil, you should consider the styles of your wedding dress and the wedding theme.

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