First Communion Dress
By Elaine
Monday, October 16, 2006
The First Communion (First Holy Communion) is a Catholic ceremony. It is the name for a person’s first celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist. First Communion is most often celebrated by children around the age of seven or eight, when they have reached the age of reason and are capable of participating in the sacramental life of the Roman Catholic Church.
First Communion follows the sacraments of baptism and reconciliation. If a person has not been baptized as baby or child they will usually be baptized shortly before their First Communion.
Special clothing is usually worn. The clothing is often white to symbolize purity. A girls First Communion dress often has a veil as well as white gloves (long or short). In some communities the practice of buying a First Communion dress has become increasingly expensive while in other communities it more common for girls to wear First Communion dresses that have been handed down through the family.