VEIL
The bridal veil is one of the oldest wedding traditions. In Greece, brides already covered their faces because they believed that they would be protected from the evil eye of other women and their lust – for them, stripping also meant a transition from single to married. Articles presented by the American archaeologist Caroline Galt, specialist in the Greek and Roman cultures, realize that the Greek custom was soon adopted by the Roman brides, who began to wear a colorful mantle as a way to get rid of evil spirits. diffused it in such a way that even in the Bible it is portrayed: the book Genesis tells that Rebekah was covered with a veil when approaching the future husband, Isaac. In Christianity, the mantle became associated with modesty, being one more symbol of woman’s purity. Although it was a traditional adornment, in the Middle Ages the veil was forbidden for queens who, in order to demonstrate their identity and sovereignty, never covered the face. But this until Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840. She, who also launched the fashion of the white wedding dress, chose not to wear the Crown in her ceremony, but rather the veil, as stated by her biographer Lytton Strachey , in the book Queen Victoria. Because she was considered one of the first nobles to perform a marriage for love, everything concerning her marriage quickly became a reference, and soon the veil was incorporated into the wedding dress. According to a professor at Salgado de Oliveira University, Mary del Priore, specialized in History of Brazil, who introduced the fashion of the white veil here was Amelia de Leuchtenberg, second wife of Dom Pedro I. She adopted the custom that came from the time of the Napoleonic Consulate: the long, white and accompanied by a veil of lace. For a long time he, in fact, reigned absolute in the heads of the brides. But today, the robe has divided women’s preference with garlands of flowers, headbands, fascinators and tiaras. And you, do you intend to wear a veil at your wedding ceremony?
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