Princelyod:

The fouth finger is the only one that has a vain connected to the heart.

Pharoh:

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To me this is just trying to show the significance of sticking together in a marriage.

na2day?:

it is because it is the most jobless finger

na2day?:

it is because it is the most jobless finger

Princelyod:

The fouth finger is the only one that has a vain connected to the heart.

Princelyod:

The fouth finger is the only one that has a vain connected to the heart.

na2day?:

it is because it is the most jobless finger

Main article: wedding ring

In Western cultures a wedding ring is traditionally worn on the ring finger. This developed from the Roman "annulus pronubis" when the man gave a ring to the woman at the betrothal ceremony. According to tradition in some countries (derived from Roman belief), the wedding ring is worn on the left ring finger because the vein in the left ring finger, referred to as the vena amoris was believed to be directly connected to the heart, a symbol of love, the left side being probably since the heart is on the left side of the body.

chidexy:

It's not always on the left finger. In Europe, Catholics wear their wedding rings on the 4th finger of the right hand, while Evangelicals wear on the left

chidexy:

It's not always on the left finger. In Europe, Catholics wear their wedding rings on the 4th finger of the right hand, while Evangelicals wear on the left

agathamari:

what? like where? never seen or heard this

chisomquee:



There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese,

Thumb represents your Parents

Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings

Middle finger represents your-Self

Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner

& the Last (Little) finger represents your children

Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold
them together - back to back
Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip
to tip (As shown in the figure above)

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents), , they will
open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong,
and have to leave you sooner or later.

Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers
(representing siblings), , they will also open, because your brothers
and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own
separate lives.

Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing
your children), , they will open too, because the children also will get
married and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers
(representing your spouse).
You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT, , because Husband
& Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!!

Please try this out,

sleak:

its not purely of christian origin.it was a tradition traced to the ancient egyptician.
the ring's endless circle symbolised eternal nature of the bond while the open center was doorway to things unknown.the greeks picked this up at some point in history,then the romans.the rest of d world at varying points of contact.guess the later converted christian greeks n romans passed it on