2007-03-20 02:58:08 · 13 answers · asked by Frank Heyes 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It was thought that the ring finger of the left hand was directly connected (by blood supply) to the heart - so it seemed an appropriate custom.
2007-03-20 03:01:24 · answer #1 · answered by shoeey2001 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why can we use the 0.33 finger of the left hand? yet even at modern-day of cardiothoracic technology, that's no longer effortless to place a ring around the middle. So in the previous days that they had an effortless answer: they placed the hoop on the 0.33 finger which they believed had a vein, artery or nerve (a sort of a USB cable) working directly to the middle. and since the left hand is slightly nearer to the middle than the final, they placed engagement and wedding ceremony rings on the 0.33 finger of the left hand. (extremely, for the period of a few sessions in the previous, the hoop grow to be worn on the final hand; a prepare that keeps to as we talk in some cultures, because of the fact the final hand is seen extra righteous.)
2016-10-02 10:50:45 · answer #2 · answered by ghalieh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Cos the ring on that finger isn't in the way of anything :D
Seriously:
Old belief: it has the closest connection to the heart.
Before medical science discovered how the circulatory system functioned, people believed that a vein of blood ran directly from the third finger on the left hand to the heart.
Because of the hand-heart connection, they chose the descriptive name vena amori, Latin for the vein of love, for this particular vein.
Based upon this name, their contemporaries, purported experts in the field of matrimonial etiquette, wrote that it would only be fitting that the wedding ring be worn on this finger. By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other.
2007-03-20 03:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by niihka 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Western cultures a wedding ring is traditionally worn on the ring finger. According to tradition, the wedding ring is worn on the left ring finger because the vein in the left ring finger, referred to as the vena amoris was believed to be directly connected to the heart, a symbol of love.
2007-03-20 03:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by theplanningdiva 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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"
From the source, under "Post-wedding customs"
Hope this helps!
2007-03-20 03:03:30 · answer #5 · answered by p37ry 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's a holdover from the Roman idea that a vein runs from that finger right to the heart. by putting your ring on your ladies ring finger, she's yours.
2007-03-20 03:05:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In olden times, it was thought that the vien running from that finger went directly to the heart.
2007-03-20 03:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by lawmom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
pretty sure its the only finger with a main vein or artery that links to the heart
2007-03-20 03:01:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's supposed to be that the vein that runs up that finger and up your arm is the closest vein to your heart.
2007-03-20 03:14:24 · answer #9 · answered by suzy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because there's a vein or something that goes directly to your heart.
Sappy but true.
2007-03-20 07:46:16 · answer #10 · answered by Bugs 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋