Which finger for your wedding ring?
If you think a wedding ring can only be worn on the ring finger of the left hand, you will be surprised to find out which finger some countries wear their wedding ring. Right or left hand: it varies according to countries, traditions, cultures and religions. Indeed, even people of the same country can wear their wedding ring on the right or left hand according to their beliefs.
The wedding ring in Europe
In most countries, people wear their wedding ring on the ring finger because this finger symbolizes the ultimate union. Yet, according to religions, customs and traditions, the hand that receives the ring can vary from one country to another.
For example, we know that in Europe, people can wear their wedding ring on the right hand and on the left hand. In France, England and Portugal, the left ring finger receives the wedding ring while in Germany, Norway and Spain, married people wear it on the right ring finger.
Of course, the side on which people wear their wedding ring varies according to the different religions in the world. Among Catholics in Europe, the wedding ring goes on the left ring finger while among Protestants and Orthodox, it fots the right ring finger.
What do the fingers of the hand symbolize?
You might have not known but each finger of the hand has a special symbolic. Especially in China, each finger represents a member of the family. The thumb parents, the forefinger brothers and sisters, the middle finger represents you, the little finger your children while the ring finger represents your soulmate.
Si you stick your two hands together and lower your middle fingers so your hands remain stuck against each other, you’ll quickly realize that you can separate all of your fingers representing each family member, except for the ring fingers. It proves that wearing your wedding ring on this finger makes sense because marriage is the union of two soulmates that can’t be undone. It’s immediately clearer why a wedding ring belongs to this finger, whether it’s worn on the right or left hand.
Why giving an engagement ring?
In France, it is traditional for the person who proposes to give a first ring that we call an engagement ring before passing the wedding ring to the left ring finger of their new spouse on the D-day. In most countries where this tradition exists, an engagement ring is the promise of a future commitment that will comme true afterwards at the wedding.
That’s why giving an engagement ring is the first step we take to tell the person we live with that we want to spend the rest of our life with them. By the way, iving an engagement ring can be stressful because that’s when we propose.
Several years can pass before the wedding takes place because some people need time becore being totally sure they want to commit with someone for life.
