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A honggaitou (Chinese: 红盖头; pinyin: hónggàitou), also shortened to gaitou (Chinese: 盖头; pinyin: gàitou; lit. 'head cover') and referred as red veil in English, is a traditional red-coloured bridal veil worn by the Han Chinese brides to cover their faces on their wedding ceremony before their wedding night. The honggaitou is worn along with a red wedding dress. Veils have been used in China since the Han dynasty. The custom of wearing the honggaitou for wedding ceremonies can be traced back to the Song dynasty period. The custom of wearing the honggaitou, along with the traditional red wedding dress, continues to be practiced in modern-day China. However, under the influence of Western culture and globalization, most Chinese brides nowadays wear white wedding dresses and a white veil, an im

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  • Honggaitou (en)
  • 盖头 (婚礼) (zh)
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  • 盖头或称喜帕、盖巾、搭面、袱子、幜,指婚禮遮盖新娘头部的。由於很多地區都認為新娘不能隨便拋頭露面,因此新娘要用蓋頭遮面,傳統民俗中也有保護新娘在出嫁的路上免受妖邪侵襲。除漢族外,瑤族、琉球族、突尼斯人等民族的傳統婚禮上,新娘都會用蓋頭遮蓋頭部。 (zh)
  • A honggaitou (Chinese: 红盖头; pinyin: hónggàitou), also shortened to gaitou (Chinese: 盖头; pinyin: gàitou; lit. 'head cover') and referred as red veil in English, is a traditional red-coloured bridal veil worn by the Han Chinese brides to cover their faces on their wedding ceremony before their wedding night. The honggaitou is worn along with a red wedding dress. Veils have been used in China since the Han dynasty. The custom of wearing the honggaitou for wedding ceremonies can be traced back to the Song dynasty period. The custom of wearing the honggaitou, along with the traditional red wedding dress, continues to be practiced in modern-day China. However, under the influence of Western culture and globalization, most Chinese brides nowadays wear white wedding dresses and a white veil, an im (en)
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  • 红盖头 (en)
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  • A Chinese bride wearing to cover her face and a red wedding cheongsam. (en)
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  • A honggaitou (Chinese: 红盖头; pinyin: hónggàitou), also shortened to gaitou (Chinese: 盖头; pinyin: gàitou; lit. 'head cover') and referred as red veil in English, is a traditional red-coloured bridal veil worn by the Han Chinese brides to cover their faces on their wedding ceremony before their wedding night. The honggaitou is worn along with a red wedding dress. Veils have been used in China since the Han dynasty. The custom of wearing the honggaitou for wedding ceremonies can be traced back to the Song dynasty period. The custom of wearing the honggaitou, along with the traditional red wedding dress, continues to be practiced in modern-day China. However, under the influence of Western culture and globalization, most Chinese brides nowadays wear white wedding dresses and a white veil, an imitation of Western Christian weddings, instead of the red wedding dresses and honggaitou. (en)
  • 盖头或称喜帕、盖巾、搭面、袱子、幜,指婚禮遮盖新娘头部的。由於很多地區都認為新娘不能隨便拋頭露面,因此新娘要用蓋頭遮面,傳統民俗中也有保護新娘在出嫁的路上免受妖邪侵襲。除漢族外,瑤族、琉球族、突尼斯人等民族的傳統婚禮上,新娘都會用蓋頭遮蓋頭部。 (zh)
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  • Red veil (en)
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