Brides

The wearing of the bridal veil is a relic of the times when it was considered necessary to disguise the bride so that ghosts might not recognize her and also to hide her beauty from the gaze of the otherwise jealous and envious spirits. 83:4.7

The carrying of the bride over the threshold is reminiscent of a number of ancient practices, among others, of the days of wife stealing. 83:2.3

In the Urantia Book

Bridal shows

• The bride shows were occasions for dressing up and decorating daughters for public exhibition with the idea of their bringing higher prices as wives. 83:3.2
• Many tribes sanctioned the formation of women’s secret clubs to prepare adolescent girls for wifehood and motherhood. After initiation girls were eligible for marriage and were permitted to attend the “bride show,” the coming-out party of those days. 70:7.13

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Buying wives 83:3.2 — Gn 29:18-20.

See also

• marriage
• weddings

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