Photography communion first girl in mourning

This week we want to show a peculiar picture, because it is a girl First Communion dressed in black

Maybe some of you you have found a similar picture among photos of your Perhaps ancestors married a grandmother dressed in black, or even also a girl who communed with a dress that color

First Communion Dresses have always followed the fashions that were used at weddings, even in elements like the veil actually until almost 180 was customary for wedding dresses were made of. bright colors so they can be used on other occasions, or black if a family member had died . in fact both for weddings and communions, it is normal that were a two-piece skirt and jacket to make sure that the clothes could take advantage on other occasions . in the case of going white, it was a clear sign of wealth, since it is well demonstrated that the family could afford to clean the dress.

During the centuries XIX and much of the usual XX was that after the loss of a loved one dresses relatives were rigorous black . Until well into the twentieth century many women gave the yes I want dressed in black, so were girls who made the First . communion duration and intensity of mourning varied depending on kinship : as a general rule by the death of the spouse or parents were kept 2 or 3 years of mourning, by means grandparents year ... he spent that time of" mourning" is passed to the" half mourning" or" relief mourning" , where you could also use white and dark colors like purple. in the case of men mourning was not so intense.

Queen Victoria of England , even not being the first in white wedding, . imposed a fad with just 20 years lingers today the link also imposed other traditions, as the monarch asked anyone else to carry white to the link, except for your bridesmaids. Although there are no photographs of the wedding dress of queen Victoria traveled the world through newspapers, illustrations and engravings of the ceremony and souvenirs of the event. < / font>