What about the bride's hijab?
1, the red hijab will only be covered after the ceremony.
The bride needs to hold a ceremony before covering her head. The bride's mother or her respected elder combs her hair and says some auspicious words. After the ceremony, you can cover the veil, and the bride needs to hold an apple in her hand and wait for the bride to meet her.
2. If the hijab is covered, it can't be lifted in advance.
There is a proverb in the countryside, which says: When the hijab is lifted, disaster will come. The hijab can ward off evil spirits, so opening it in advance will not ward off evil spirits. The groom will unveil the headscarf after the in-laws complete the wedding ceremony to show the ownership of the bride.
The earliest origin of red hijab comes from fairy tales. Nu Wa and Fuxi got married and felt embarrassed, so she made a fan out of straw to cover her face. Later, because of the beauty and softness of silk, they switched to hijab.
The folk red hijab originated in the Northern Song Dynasty. In order to repay a folk woman for saving her life, Kang Wang gave her a red handkerchief and promised that in the coming year, as long as the woman covered her head with the red handkerchief, she would recognize him as her wife.
Can the bride be veiled by others?
No
After her husband's family finished the wedding, the groom uncovered the bride's veil. This is a question of ownership. It means that whoever lifts the veil of the bride is her family.
The bride's red hijab mainly has the following three functions:
1. On the way to meet relatives, you will inevitably meet some bridges, ancestral temples and other places. The evil spirits in these places are very heavy. Covering with a red veil can prevent the bride from being influenced by evil spirits, and prevent the bride from bringing evil spirits to her husband's house.
2. Women's shyness will arouse men's lust. In ancient times, there was a concept that men were superior to women, and women should cater to men's aesthetics.
3, getting married, for ancient women, it was the first time, and they were shy. From the bride's family to her husband's family, in a strange environment and in-laws, everything is strange, which requires the bride to adapt.
The bride was carried to her husband's house in a sedan chair, and it was easy for outsiders to see her walking on the road. Covering the bride with a veil can relieve her nervousness.