The ceremony of removing the veil is a tender and touching wedding tradition

Every nation has its own wedding ceremonies, which are passed on from generation to generation, are kept and revered. Of course, the modern world is already adding fashionable innovations to the wedding ceremony. But still the ancient wedding rituals are sincere and touching. One of such beautiful traditions is the ceremony of removing the veil.

History of occurrence

At all times people married and played weddings, in the past centuries great importance was attached to wedding rituals. The ceremony of removing the veil from the bride goes back many centuries. Then married women did not go with their heads uncovered, but they always wore a handkerchief. After the wedding ceremony, a wreath and a veil were taken from the bride. She was put on a handkerchief, which symbolized the transition from a girl's life to a family life.

Wedding ceremony at the wedding

Fat symbolizes the tenderness and purity, purity of the bride and is an obligatory attribute at the wedding. At the end of the wedding feast comes the most touching custom. The ceremony of removing the veil from the bride means that the girl became a married woman. In the people there are several options for carrying out this tradition. So, for example, the groom's mother removes the veil from the bride, and then ties her head with a handkerchief, which is a symbol of acceptance into a new family. After this ceremony, the mother-in-law becomes the mother for the daughter-in-law, and she, in turn, is the daughter for her. The whole tradition of removing the wedding decoration from the head is accompanied by beautiful words, parting words and wishes for a happy family life.
And still there is such variant when the mother of the bride carries out this ceremony, but before it plays a small sketch where she offers her daughter to take off the veil, and she refuses. This reflects that a gentle veil is a symbol of youth, joy and carefree, and the handkerchief characterizes the family life with all the difficulties and adversities. In this scene the bride does not agree to take off the veil three times, but then the mother persuades her daughter, and her head is covered with a handkerchief. With these actions, a beautiful and sad melody plays, which makes the ritual even more touching, more tender and impressive. In some nations there are special songs for this tradition. The removal of the veil is a symbol of the transition of the bride to the status of a lawful wife. The beautiful dance of the bride and groom (already in a scarf) personifies their beginning family life. The ceremony of the removal of the veil is recommended to be carried out already at the time of the wedding celebration, before escorting the young. In some villages this ritual is performed by a young husband who, taking the hairpins out of the hairstyle, kisses the bride every time. In addition, there are a number of fun and funny customs, where a veil is fastened to the groom's eyes so that he does not stare at other girls. Also, the bride after the ceremony dances with a veil removed, surrounded by unmarried girls. In dance she tries on every veil and thus wishes to find his beloved as soon as possible and get married. Some beliefs say that the wedding veil is the guardian of a happy family life, the guardian of the bride from evil spirits and the evil eye, so she can not be sold and given.