[Ansteorra] Veiling

Maria Buchanan scarlettmb at sbcglobal.net
Wed Mar 4 11:56:29 PST 2009


Thanks Zubeydah.  I was pretty sure that was the case, but wasn't positive.  I have several lace mantillas that my grandmother gave me.  They are really beautiful.  
On a more modern cultural note - I've recently seen them used as wedding veils when a woman doesn't want to cover her face.
Maria


--- On Wed, 3/4/09, zubeydah at northkeep.org <zubeydah at northkeep.org> wrote:

> From: zubeydah at northkeep.org <zubeydah at northkeep.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Veiling
> To: alexsandraeryn at yahoo.com, "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,  Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 8:50 AM
> "Mantilla" is also a Spanish term for a veil.  My
> grandfather was born in Cudillero, in Spain, and I have
> several, of various types and manufacture. Most are black,
> but some are white, depending on the occasion.  For the most
> part, they are worn with a tortoiseshell comb (now illegal,
> due to wildlife laws) for special rituals - those tend to be
> narrow (perhaps a little over a foot and a quarter wide) and
> long (2-ish yards).  I have one that's quite grand, in a
> massive triangle.
> 
> - zubeydah
> 
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