It’s super romantic for the groom to lift his veil. What’s the significance of the veil?

Origin of the veil

As early as the 9th century AD, Rome had already started to wear veils at weddings, and they were very important. At that time, the veil was called "Nuhere", which was also the term for veil "Veiling", which had the same meaning as marriage.
However, most of the veils at that time were orange and bright red, because it represented the flame of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Because people believed that there would always be "evil eyes" watching the bride and looking for opportunities to harm her, so in order to protect the bride, the only way was to cover her face to make the evil creatures feel scared.
At that time, a lily wreath would also be added, which symbolized purity. In the eyes of the ancients, purity was the most basic and important requirement for the bride, so the veil had to be worn.
There is also a saying that in order to prevent the bride from regretting the marriage because she did not like the bride's appearance, the bride's appearance could only be seen when the veil was removed.

However, in the 19th century, veils began to become popular in weddings in Western countries. Queen Victoria of England wore a white veil during her wedding, which led to the trend of white veils until now. In the past wedding ceremonies, the bride would wear a veil to cover her face throughout the ceremony. Only when the ceremony was nearing the end would the groom lift the veil and kiss the bride to mark the completion of the ceremony. In fact, there is an interesting saying about this action, which is that the groom lifting the veil symbolizes his complete acceptance of the bride and also represents that the bride belongs to the groom. Therefore, many New Year parties now go against tradition and take the initiative to lift the veil to express that both parties should be equal in marriage.

For brides who plan to wear wedding dresses, besides the design of the wedding dress, the second thing they care about is choosing a veil, because putting on the veil and slowly walking towards the groom, waiting for the groom to lift the veil and accept a romantic kiss, is the most touching scene at the wedding. However, most people think that the veil is just an ornament and don’t pay much attention to the meaning behind it. So why does the bride need to wear a veil and what is the meaning?

In fact, every thing that has been passed down has its own allusion, even the veil is no exception. If you find the meaning behind it, you will feel that every process and item in the wedding is full of meaning!