Comments on: Why Do We Wear Are Wedding Rings On The Third Finger Left Hand?

By: Keiko M

Keiko M — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:10 +0000

WAT UP

By: Love always, Kortnei

Love always, Kortnei — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:48:32 +0000

I read somewhere that we wear them on hte left hand becae it’s cloer to th heart than the right hand. As for the third finger, I am unsure. My thought is that it is the least used finger of the hand, generally, therefore you could worry less about doing something with your hand that would damage your ring. Bt i’m sure there’s a much more interesting explanation for it.

By: ?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:31:34 +0000

It was thought that it lead to the heart…..

By: luddite

luddite — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:40:03 +0000

because it was belived way back when that it was the closest to the heart.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:45:05 +0000

‘We’ don’t. A lot of other cultures wear them on the right hand and others don’t wear them at all.
It’s a throwback to an age when women were considered to be possessions. It’s a mark of female bondage and ownership.
Why do women still wear them?

By: funnyhah

funnyhah — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:51:03 +0000

The choice of finger relates to traditions purportedly dating to classical times, from an early usage reportedly referring to the fourth finger of the left hand as containing the vena amoris or “vein of love”. A tradition established a belief that this vein ran directly from the heart to the fourth finger of the left hand. This theory has been cited in western cultures as one of the reasons the engagement ring and/or wedding ring was placed on the fourth finger, or “ring finger”. At least in part due to this tradition, it became acceptable to wear the wedding ring on this finger. By wearing rings on the fourth finger of their left hands, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. This has now become a matter of tradition and etiquette.
In some Western cultures (USA, UK), the wedding ring is worn on the left hand. In other countries such as Germany, India, Venezuela and Chile, however, it is worn on the right hand. In Spain it is also worn on the right, except by Catalan people. Orthodox Christians, Eastern Europeans and Jews also traditionally wear the wedding band on the right hand. In The Netherlands, Catholic people wear it left, all others right. But in Austria, Catholic people wear it right. Greek people, many being Orthodox Christians, also wear the wedding rings on the right hand in keeping with Greek tradition. A traditional reason to wear the wedding ring on the right hand stems from Roman custom. The Latin word for left is “sinistra”, a word that evolved into the English “sinister”. The Latin word for right is “dexter”, a word that evolved into “dexterity”. Hence, the left hand had a negative connotation and the right a good one.

By: scotty

scotty — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:19:36 +0000

In ancient Greek times it was believed that the vein in your ring finger on your left hand ran straight to your heart. The wedding ring was also used as a type of shackel for women in ancient times.

By: blondegi

blondegi — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:39:38 +0000

probley cos the mrs told us to

By: YMe?

YMe? — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:12:24 +0000

Wedding rings are still shackles…..
Hope my husband doesn’t read this…….

By: beardog4

beardog4 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:40 +0000

4th digit, 3rd finger.