The bond of marriage plays an important role in everyone's life, as it is considered to be the most beautiful occasion of one's life, and hence the rituals associated with it are also equally important. Most of the customs related to marriage are performed for a specific purpose and that is to say, behind every tradition there is some religious belief. One of these traditions is the Ring Ceremony that takes place a few days before the wedding, in which the bride and groom wear rings to each other. But have you ever thought about why this ring is always worn on the fourth finger of the left hand and why is it called ring finger?
If seen in the past history, our ancestors used to believe that the vein of our fourth finger of the left hand is connected to our heart, and hence it is also called "Vena Amoris" or "Vein of Love". By wearing the ring on that specific finger, the heart of that couple feels connected. In fact, the tradition dates back to the Roman era and was started by a Roman couple. Just since then, be it in India or any western country, couples started wearing rings on this finger and the name of this finger was given Ring Finger.
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Now if seen scientifically, people connect to each other through their minds and the modern world says that the veins of all the fingers are connected to the heart, not to the vein of any single finger. But following the tradition, even today, everyone keeps wearing the engagement ring on the fourth finger of the left hand. Now there is also another belief that the shape of the engagement ring should be round, it is said so because as the circle has neither beginning nor end, the engagement ring is usually used to keep the marriage relationship eternal.
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