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'Throughout the years the custom of covering the bride's face
with a veil is thought to protect her from evil on her wedding
day. As a bride she was thought to be particularly vulnerable
until she was married. In some Eastern ceremonies, both the bride
and groom are 'protected' by a veil until married.
In the case of an arranged marriage, traditionally
some bride and grooms have never met and the bride wears a veil
throughout the ceremony until they were declared man and wife,
only then lifting the veil to reveal her face to her new husband.
In Britain the veil only appeared in wedding ceremonies
in the 19th century and has stayed popular ever since. It is a
recognised symbol of the bride's chastity and is thrown back after
the ceremony, revealing her face.'
The wedding cake has its origins as a fertility
symbol in Roman antiquity when a cake, rather than being eaten,
was broken over the bride's head.
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