Marriage proposals - wedding rings

Why engagement ring is circular? A strange question, but taking into account that this certain special symbol, it could and be more remarkable and more nonstandard, and even not ring completely, but for example, by tattooing. Tradition to be exchanged rings went from the ancient Egyptians as sign by long and inviolable people and by gods, love. But also even thus far of the bride of "prehistoric times" interlaced rings from stumps, reed. Ancient Romans began to use a metal for preparing the engagement rings - this ring was not only very expensive adornment, but also sign of the inviolability of marriage bonds. Italians in the epoch of the middle ages first began to decorate engagement rings with diamonds.

Today the palm of superiority is returned to rings from gold. Here is connected all - value, beauty and refinement.

Reject was not always the "union of two hearts", from the earliest, even cave times also to the entirely recent time, benefit was the purpose of the conclusion of reject (money, position in the society, etc.). Marriage proposal preceded the conclusion of reject, and then betrothal (on all these ceremonies it was assumed present of bride ring) were actually the guarantees of the forthcoming transaction - the conclusion of reject, hardness of the intentions of fiance.

In the ancient times there was a popular belief, that the nameless finger of left hand - finger of heart, and ring on it - it actually fastens those two loving hearts and its place only there.
Ring on this finger served as sign - "I already have a half!".

This tradition continues also to this day, in spite of all changes and development of society. Small modest ring on nameless finger is one of the early and, what there to hide - the most pleasant symbols.
In the English-language countries, in the times of the middle ages before fastening its union by the exchange of rings, fiance dressed engagement ring on the turn to three fingers of bride "into the name of father, son and holy spirit". I, although in the contemporary world the rite of the exchange of engagement rings no longer bears religious nuance, newly-weds continue this tradition.

In a number of the European countries of the ceremony of marriage the betrothal, when they decorate left hand, precedes with ring, and only during the wedding engagement ring occupies its honorable place on the right hand. One additional tradition is connected with the fact that the ring, presented to bride to the betrothal, and the ring, entrusted during the wedding ceremony, completely not one and also. Ring for the betrothal must be expensive and noticeable (best anything with the precious stone), whereas engagement ring accurately is unassuming.

Tradition to bear engagement ring on the right hand belongs to orthodox.

Rings for proposal.
Marriage proposal is ancient custom. Usually after proposal about the entrance into the reject fiance and bride declared about their proposal- first statement about the future joint life. this narrowly family event, they notified about it only relatives and close ones. By the way, with this event is connected the first official reference about that presented to bride ring with the diamond (middle of 15 centuries) - thus far engagement rings were at best gold.

For proposal, betrothals and very wedding of 200-300 of years were ago popular the rings with the diamond, the emerald, the amethyst, the ruby, the sapphire, the turquoise. It was accepted to order three similar rings - for the fiance, the bride and, however it is strange for the witness. Bear they them had to, without taking to the wedding, until came time to newly-weds to dress engagement. The rings, presented to proposal and betrothal, bore together with the engagement, but more frequently with great care they stored in order to transmit to its then children.