Wedding rings
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Wedding rings
cliopatra gems, gold and minerals
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Wedding rings
cliopatra gems, gold and minerals
offers you
Wedding rings
Wedding rings are among the most ancient symbols
connecting two lovers in one whole. This tradition of
exchanging rings was begun by ancient Egyptians almost
5,000 years ago. The first wedding bands were made out of
plants that grew along the Nile. They were given to the
admired woman. Every woman with a reed band on her
finger was known to be taken and unavailable to other
admirers. Eventually bands of leather and bone were made.
With the discovery of metals, the first rings of iron appeared.
It is interesting to note that the pyramids of some Egyptian
pharaohs feature pictures of rings decorated with little
stones and other images.
In Rome, when it came to ring making, iron was preferred to
copper. It was believed that his metal symbolizes the
strength of a man’s love. In Rome, too, the giving and
accepting of a ring was thought of as symbolic entering into
an engagement that cannot be broken off. Later rings of
precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum appeared.
They quickly replaced the iron bands, because they do not
rust and look more beautiful.
Pope Nicholas I is the beginner of the tradition of a man
officially offering marriage to the object of his affections by
presenting her with a golden ring. The ritual is first held in
860 AD. According to the Pope, the giving of a golden ring
symbolized a financial sacrifice that a man made in the
name of love, because gold was an extremely expensive
metal.
In the 17th century silver rings become fashionable in
France and England. During this period the first engraved
bands appear. The men with a more romantic disposition
gave their lovers jewels on which they had engraved entire
love poems. A century later the tradition of engraving the
name of the husband on the wedding band was born.
Up to the middle of the 20th century it was thought that
wearing wedding rings is required only of women. However
during the Second World War the number of men wearing
wedding rings rose significantly. In the long days of
separation, the ring was used to remind them of their loving
wife waiting for them at home. The wedding band was also
used to show the marital status of the soldier who should
remain faithful to his wife no matter how far he is from home.
Romans started the custom of wearing the wedding ring on
the fourth finger of the left hand, because ancient Greeks
believed this finger to be connected to the heart. According
to tradition, orthodox Christians should wear their wedding
bands on their right hands. In Europe they are worn on the
right hand regardless of religion. Americans prefer to place
this symbol of matrimonial love according to the custom of
the Romans. Scandinavian ladies are often wearing three
rings on their ring fingers – an engagement ring, a wedding
band and a childbirth ring. Some Hebrew wives wear the
jewel on their index finger. Even though traditions may differ
in different cultures the results are the same – a universal
celebration of love, eternalized by marriage and sealed with
a ring.
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