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Traditionally, the ring finger on the left hand has always been the location for a wedding band. Stemming from a Tudor belief from the 16th-century, the left-handed
ring finger was believed to be connected to the heart by a vein; therefore, wearing a ring on that finger signified to the world that the wearer had a "claim to their heart" in the form of a fiancé
or a husband (men didn't start to wear wedding rings until centuries later).
However, just as the ring finger on the left hand signifies love, fidelity and monogamy, the ring finger on the right hand has also developed a code of its own. As the new millennium approached, diamond rings began to suddenly shift to the right hand -- and the multiple meanings behind this shift are fascinating.
If you're still not sure what it means to wear a wedding ring on your right hand, then take a look at 25karats.com's quick guide to the meanings behind the right-handed
ring:
Economic Independence. As female workers began to out-earn
men, women finally had the kind of income that allowed them to buy diamond rings for themselves. Today, a woman doesn't have to wait for an engagement ring from her boyfriend in order to don a gorgeous diamond ring -- she simply can buy a right-handed
ring and wear it proudly as a signifier of her economic independence.
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∙ 14y agoI have heard that the vein in the "ring" finger on the left hand leads all the way to the heart. But of course that could be wrong.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoI never noticed it myself, but Jewish wedding couples have wedding rings placed on their right index finger, but switch it to the left ring finger after the ceremony.
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Which hand wedding ring go?
Left hand ring finger
Which finger is for the promise ring?
you wear it on your left hand on the finger next to your pinky-its your wedding finger. you wear the ring as a promise and it is replaced by a wedding ring when u get married.you wear it on your left hand on the finger next to your pinky-its your wedding finger. you wear the ring as a promise and it is replaced by a wedding ring when u get married.
If you wear a wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger where can the eternity ring go?
Engagement on the right hand ring finger, and then Wedding and Eternity on your left hand ring finger. You can also put the eternity ring on your right hand ring finger.
What finger should wedding ring go on for woman?
The ring finger of the left hand. The finger by the pinkie.
Why does the ring go on your left hand when your married?
Not Sure, but in Germany they wear their Wedding Ring on their right hand.
What hand does the engagement ring go on?
The engagement ring is traditionally worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, also known as the ring finger. This tradition is based on the belief that the vein in this finger, called the 'vena amoris' or the 'vein of love,' is directly connected to the heart.
What hand does a wedding ring go on?
In the US, a man wears his wedding ring on the ring finger of his left hand. This stems from the belief that people used to have about a vein that ran from the fourth finger directly to the heart. In Orthodox Christian, and some Roman Catholic and Protestant countries the ring is worn on the right hand.
Which hand does an engagement ring go on on a man?
* A boy does not receive an engagement ring like the girl; he would receive a wedding band when the couple get married. In the Western countries the wedding band is worn on the left hand (finger next to the little finger) and with European countries sometimes the wedding bands for both the bride and groom are worn on the right hand.
Which finger is the wedding ring meant to go on?
The marriage ring has to go to the fourth finger on your left hand. But however, the fourth finger on your right hand is also possible. Women has to definitely wear it on the fourth finger on the left hand.
When engaged does the engagement ring go on the left or right hand ring finger for women?
Goes into left hand ring finger for women.
Does your wedding ring go on your left or right ring finger?
It is said that the blood that flows to that finger goes directly to the heart.
In America what hand does the engagement ring go on?
It goes on the ring finger of the left hand.
