The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), in its dictionary, defines the veiled term as the wife or husband who has legitimacy. This use of the concept, however, is not very common in everyday language.
More common is the meaning of veiling as a conjugation of the verb to watch, which, in turn, also has several meanings. One of them indicates that the observation is to accompany a deceased person as a farewell. The veiled subject, in this sense, is being honored by his loved ones. For example: “The popular singer will wear a veil in the National Congress”, “When my father was veiled, all of us attended except my uncle, since he could not bear the guilt of having survived the accident”, “According to what was reported by his family, the murdered person will be veiled in a funeral home in the San Jorge neighborhood and will later be buried in the Municipal Cemetery.
A wake (also called wake or wake in some countries) is a gathering where all the people close to a deceased person accompany their body for a few hours before it is cremated or buried. It is to be noted that not all human beings are veiled with a body present; in some cases, the decedent is in a room other than the meeting room, or even in a different building or geographic region, depending on the circumstances. This custom is not accepted by all; there are people who do not want to be veiled, just as some do not want to be buried. Death is an inescapable subject, but very difficult to deal with in many cultures, especially in Western ones, where mentioning it often causes a lot of suffering, but there are those who take it for granted and refuse to participate in any celebration of a spiritual nature. Also, some believe that watching over a deceased represents a lack of respect, an unnecessary exposure of his remains, which should be buried or cremated. Observing can also be the act of protecting or caring. In this way, the idea of the veil can be associated with this meaning: “Mr. Martínez has guaranteed the welfare of his employees throughout his life ”,“ The judge considered that the parents did not guarantee the interests of the child ”,“ We always ensure the safety of the president ”. In this sense, we can find several meanings in the RAE dictionary, such as: “watch at night”, “care for a patient while he sleeps”, “observe something carefully”.
If a person is looking out for someone else’s interests, they are likely to share them, have genuine feelings for them, and genuinely want to help them. Of course, when this is transferred to the field of companies and their clients, there are always self-interests, focused on the perception of monetary benefits. Another meaning of the term veiled refers to information that has been “covered” by someone to prevent others from accessing it; on the contrary, it is possible to “reveal” such information, that is, to show it to those who previously could not see it. In the field of analog photography, a film is fogged when exposed to light inappropriately and, therefore, loses all or part of the images. Before the popularity of digital cameras, this unfortunate incident was very common when removing film from the camera without taking care to rewind it. Velado, on the other hand, is a very common surname in Spanish-speaking countries. In this context, we can mention Oscar Velado, a Spanish actor born in 1978 with extensive experience in theater and television. In addition, we can mention Oswaldo Escobar Velado (1919-1961), a prominent Salvadoran lawyer, journalist and writer.
