For a lot of women, especially those who have always had very long hair, cutting off their hair after marriage is an important right of passage and symbol of their new life. Cutting off their long hair is a sign that they are rejecting the vanity and beauty of single life, spurning advances of other men, and joining the community of married women. Long hair is beautiful and feminine, but some women are also eager to be free of the burden of caring for it. For the husbands, and for the women, this is a bittersweet process but one that is important.

If Lucia is ready to cut her hair after her marriage, she should be supported both in celebrating her beautiful hair now and in making what may be a difficult transition for her when the time comes.