What counts as losing your virginity in order to wear a viel??
2006-06-30 18:54:52 · 7 answers · asked by noones 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You know, many of our wedding traditions come from strange things. Originally weddings took place in June because that is when most people took their yearly bath and that made the wedding party more attractive by being less stinky (also easier to assemble a large group without folks fainting from stink). The wedding bouquet also was related to our hygiene - the bride and brides maids would carry very aromatic flowers to camouflage any odor they would have due to infrequent baths.
What I am trying to say is that many of the old customs don't really apply today, though they are still nice to observe.
Having said that, in all the weddings I have attended, I never heard that a veil indicated virginity - only the color of the wedding dress. Pure white implies pure and virginal (which mean hymen membrane in tact - no intercourse i.e. penetration) Off white implies less than pure and darker than that implies previously married (my mother wore a light blue dress at her second wedding).
So where a veil if you want. Where white if you want. Your Virginity is your own private business. Peace!
2006-06-30 19:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Traditionally, the veil symbolizes youth and virginity, and is reserved for a first-time bride. It is also a "hiding" of the bride so the groom cannot see her until they are indeed husband and wife. The traditions differ in many of the Christian religions (and others that use the bridal gown and veil). So what is that virginity thing? Well for a woman traditionally that meant an intact hymen. In most of today's societies that is no longer applicable (along with the attendant "bleeding" and proof thereof). Many people use the "penis in vagina" rule. If you have been penetrated by a penis in your vagina, you are no longer a virgin.
Today I would say that first-time brides wear white and a veil regardless of their "virginal" status. Second time brides opt for a tiara or the like with an "off-white" gown.
2006-06-30 19:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by cranura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eh? What is the question?
The veil tradition has biblical basis; to hide the bride from the groom until after the wedding. The father had subituted the older sister for the beautiful Rebekka, whom the groom slaved ( to the father of the bride) for 7 years to earn the hand of.
He slaved an additional 7 years for Rebekkas' hand.
What "counts"? Sexual intercourse. If you didn't know what consittutes loosing your virginity, you're far to young and naive to marry, period!
2006-06-30 19:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by answer annie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The veil symbolises that the women has an intact hymen and the man removing that veil from her face is a symbol that she has a hymen and he will remove it. So, you can wear a veil if you have a hymen. I would wear one, and I have a few kids, so I guess you can just do what you want, its your wedding...Right?
2006-06-30 19:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most folks dont pay any attention to the white and the veils but sex in the formal sense is the penetration of the vagina by a penis
2006-06-30 18:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is almost a question--please try again.
2006-06-30 18:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What?
2006-06-30 18:58:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋