• Mini: Why Are Wedding Veils a Thing?

  • Feb 3 2025
  • Length: 19 mins
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Mini: Why Are Wedding Veils a Thing?

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  • Ever stop to think about how strange it is that women wear fabric over their entire faces during wedding ceremonies? We did, and so we looked into the history of this very strange and very sexist tradition. It's not NOT about warding off evil spirits, in the pagan religions of the past...

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    Links and References:
    1. https://www.brittenweddings.com/en-us/blogs/news/67979395-wedding-veil-history-and-tradition#:~:text=Bridal%20Veils%20seem%20to%20have,signalling%20purity%20to%20the%20husband.
    2. https://www.brides.com/story/wedding-traditions-debunked-the-veil
    3. https://www.nkbride.com/blog/2022/7/7/wedding-dress-the-history-of-bridal-veils
    4. https://www.veilsbylily.com/frequently-asked-questions/#:~:text=Back%20to%20Top-,Why%20don't%20men%20wear%20veils%3F,is%20the%20glory%20of%20man.%22


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