Suzanne Jongmans in Welt Museum in Wenen
Veiled, Unveiled! – The Headscarf
18 October 2018 to 26 February 2019
In the Christian tradition, the veil becomes a symbol of dignity, chasteness, and virginity, and Saint Paul urges women to veil their faces when talking to God. Loose hair is regarded as immoral and only accepted as the exclusive prerogative of the Virgin Mary. The covered head is one of the privileges of married women, similar to the traditional habit of nuns,
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