Once there comes a time when lovers decide to legitimize their relationship and start a family. But not a wedding and a solemn announcement by their husband and wife, not a walk on this occasion is the main symbol of creating a family union, not wedding vows. The ring is a symbolic union of the spouses. It is this decoration that holds together the newly made family and their union.
A lot of legends and legends are associated with wedding rings . The people believe that the engagement ring can predict how the family will live its age, whether there will be peace and peace in it, whether spouses can live together until their death. They say that if young people drop this symbol to the floor during an exchange of rings, this does not portend a happy marriage. It’s bad to lose an engagement ring, sell it, or melt it to a new jewelry.
The rite of exchange of rings during the conclusion of the marriage is a tradition with a rich history. Not even the fact of exchange is interesting, but why it is worn on a certain finger. Which one? Let's go to the distant past and find out the answer to this question.
The first mention that the husband put a ring on the future wife’s finger is described in the Bible. Joseph, engaged to Mary, put a little ring on her finger. Only here on which one - they still argue: either on the middle one, or on the nameless one. Decide on which hand and on which finger these biblical personalities wear the wedding ring will be helped by paintings by famous artists - Raphael and Perugino. On their canvases depicting the betrothal of Mary, it is clearly seen that Joseph was the ring finger of Mary’s right hand ringing.
In medieval Europe, representatives of the upper class put a ring on the middle finger or little finger. However, they changed the tradition and opinion on which finger they wear the wedding ring on, having begun to put the wedding rings on the ring finger.
Since then, a lot of water has flowed. Today, disputes are underway about why this particular decoration has become a symbol of matrimony. The most convincing answer lies in folk traditions. Each finger of a human hand has its own designation. Large ones symbolize communication with parents. If you close your hand with the pillows of your fingers, and then try to separate them by tearing them apart, then it is the thumbs that open first. People say that it is with parents that we part faster, they, having grown old, leave us in another world. Index finger - a symbol of brother and sister. They also open. This means that they will sooner or later cease to be around. But they will not leave, but simply acquire their family and other life. The little finger is children. No matter how much you want the children to be always there, they will one day leave their father’s house and go on their way of life. But the ring fingers - do not open. They are destined to be together forever. Here is a simple explanation on which finger they wear a wedding ring. It is on the nameless.
Another question that worries the young: “How to choose a wedding ring so that it turns out to be a worthy adornment, both beautiful and symbolic?”
Of course, each pair has its own opinion on which ring model to give preference to. But I want to give a few tips.
Firstly, do not choose rings with complex ornaments and carved designs. Why? The answer is simple. Over time, gold (namely, wedding rings are usually smelted from it) or another precious metal can stop shining, scratching, wiping, and losing its novelty. If the ring is without an ornament, then updating it will not be difficult. Moreover, any jeweler in a few minutes is able to give shine to the ring. But if the rim is marked with drawings or there are bulges or depressions, the process of updating such a longer, time-consuming and often impossible.
Secondly, when choosing a wedding ring, you should not look at the price or weight of the product. More attention should be paid to making the jewelry like and to like. After all, nevertheless, the symbol of the family union is selected.
Third, the groom usually goes to choose the ring. This is not entirely correct. Still, for such a purchase you need to go together, together. After all, the tastes of the young are different. It will be unpleasant if the bride does not like the engagement ring. Maybe she will not express indignation about this, but there will be no joy in her heart.
But I want to finish on a positive note. On the eve of the wedding, you should not think about which finger they wear the wedding ring on and how much money was required to purchase it. After all, the main event will take place soon. We wish the newly made spouses that the family was in harmony and love does not fade away.