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10 curiosities about the Engagement Rings

In many parts of the world it is tradition to give the bride a ring as a sign of engagement before the link occurs.Where does this custom come from? Join us to know 10 curiosities about the Engagement Rings

10 curiosities about the Engagement Rings

It is believed that the origin of the custom of delivering a ring to seal a marriage commitment comes from Ancient Egypt , was picked up by the Greeks and has reached us through Rome.

1.The ring was worn in the ring finger of the left hand because according to tradition, the vein called «amoris» passes through.It was believed that this vein went directly to the heart.Currently according to cultures it is carried in different fingers.

10 curiosities about the Engagement Rings

2.In Ancient Rome, before the second century BC, it was the father of the bride who received the engagement ring from the hands of her daughter's suitor.Later the ring began to receive the future wife, but was shaped like a key and opened chests and cupboards in her future home.It was a symbol of trust from the future husband.

10 curiosities about the Engagement Rings

3.From the second century it was normal that the Roman woman would receive two engagement rings : one of gold to wear in public and another of iron to wear at home.

4.In the Middle Ages the engagement ring was used in Europe, as evidenced by a Visigothic code of the seventh century in which it says:

«...when the engagement ceremony has been carried out,..., and the ring has been accepted as a pledge...»

5.The New England Puritans , who rejected ornaments and jewels, used a thimble as a engagement ring that cut the upper part so that it looked like a hoop.

6.The ring is a endless circle and symbolizes the eternal duration of the union.

7.It is very common for the engagement ring to wear a diamond .This is due to the fact that the diamond, which is practically indestructible, is a symbol of what love is expected to be : durable, strong and invincible.

10 curiosities about the Engagement Rings

8.Tradition marks that it is the man who gives it to the woman when she accepts the commitment, but currently in the US many women also give her future husband a engagement ring.

9.In the countries of northern Europe, the couple exchanges engagement rings but unlike the bride, who receives another ring on the wedding day, the groom used to marry the same as for the engagement.

10.The comp ring romiso is usually delivered on the day of the hand request .In many places in Spain and Mexico in that act a boyfriend is given a watch.

Do you know more curiosities related to engagement rings? Is it a tradition to give them in your country? If you liked this post and want to know more about weddings, you may want to read the article: 12 Charms and superstitions for a PERFECT wedding.

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