why ?

Have u ever wondered why wedding rings are worn on the left hands fourth finger?

The chinese gave an explanation that....
the thumb represents your parents
the second (index) finger represents your siblings the middle finger represents yourself
the fourth (ring) finger represents your life partner
and lastly the last ( little) finger represents your children

Firstly, open your palms (face to face)...
bend the middle fingers and hold them together back to back.
Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and thumb together (tip to tip)

*like so*


Now try to separate your thumbs (representing your parents)...
-They will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong.-
Join your thumbs as before and separate your index fingers (representing siblings)...
-They will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to live their own separate lives.-
Now join the index fingers and separate your little fingers (representing your children)...
-They will open too, because your children also will get married and settle down on their own someday.-
Finally,join your little fingers and try to separate your ring fingers (representing your spouse)...
-You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT, because husband & wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin =) -


Lovely theory.. It sounds quite practical, doesn't it?? =P


Another explanation was that,
before medical science discovered how the circulatory system functioned, people believed that a vein of blood ran directly from the fourth finger on the left hand to the heart
(this belief allegedly dates to the 3rd century BC in Greece)
Because of the hand-heart connection, people named the putative vein descriptively vena amori.
(Latin for 'the vein of love)
Due to this tradition, it became accepted 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.

In most Western cultures, the wedding ring is worn on the left hand. In some countries, however, such as Germany, Norway, and Chile, it is worn on the right hand.
Orthodox Christians, Eastern Europeans and Jews also traditionally wear the wedding band on their right hand.

~xoxo~