Europe Wedding Ring Finger

2102007 I sometimes see some European girls wear diamond rings on their left ring finger but after some conversation I find out they are not married.

Europe wedding ring finger. Many of these countries of. Ancient Egyptians believed that the ring finger or the fourth finger of the left hand contained a vena amoris or vein of love that led directly to the heart. Its worn on that finger during the marriage.

A wedding ring is often worn on the left ring finger which is the fourth finger from the thumb of the left hand. 12152020 Even in Europe in which rings are almost always worn on the fourth finger the ring finger there are at least 3 common ways to wear a wedding set. 6142020 It was also the ancient Egyptians who began the tradition of wearing a wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand which today we refer to as the ring finger.

But in some countries like Bulgaria Norway Germany Poland and Russia it is worn on the right ring finger. Which connected directly to the human heart. Apparently they never heard the story about the vein running from the finger to the heart Cultural traditions that place the wedding ring on the right hand abound in Russia Poland Greece and other countries in Eastern Europe.

It was believed by the Egyptians that this finger contained a special vein vena amoris or the vein of love. In parts of Europe especially in German-speaking regions as well as in Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark Greece Hungary Latvia Lithuania North Macedonia Norway Poland Russia Serbia Spain Turkey and Ukraine the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger of the right. 7152013 Then came engagement rings also and they took the heart place of the left hand while the actual wedding ring was moved to the right hand because you shake right hands on it.

The engagement ring here is worn on the fourth finger of the right hand before the marriage ceremony and during the ceremony its moved to the fourth finger of the left hand. Im curious to know whether the left ring finger has the same significance to Europeans andor the left ring finger is used for a promise ringengagement ring. On The Right Hand Catholic and eastern European tradition dictates that the wedding and engagement ring.

The Romans adopted this belief and wore wedding rings on their ring finger. As mentioned before wedding rings are most often worn on the fourth finger from the right on the left hand particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. Countries in which wedding rings are worn on the right hand.