As I was staring at my ring finger, I noticed that my engagement and wedding rings need to be cleaned. This also made me wonder how come we call our fourth finger from the thumb, a ring finger. Do you have any idea why? Well, here’s what I found.
Long ago, there was an ancient belief that a very vital blood vessel ran from the ring finger on the left hand directly to the heart. It was therefore appropriately thought that a ring that symbolized true love should be worn on the ring finger. The said vein was given the name “vena amori” meaning “the vein of love.” The Egyptians and Romans believed that the wedding ring which symbolized eternal love would best be worn on the ring finger of the left hand.
As medical science developed, it became apparent that the ancient belief was wrong and there was really no “vein of love” that ran from the ring finger on the left hand to the heart! However, the practice of referring to that particular finger as the ring finger has continued to this day.
I thought that was interesting and worth sharing. Have a wonderful Friday everyone. Yay, it’s weekend once again!
Long ago, there was an ancient belief that a very vital blood vessel ran from the ring finger on the left hand directly to the heart. It was therefore appropriately thought that a ring that symbolized true love should be worn on the ring finger. The said vein was given the name “vena amori” meaning “the vein of love.” The Egyptians and Romans believed that the wedding ring which symbolized eternal love would best be worn on the ring finger of the left hand.
As medical science developed, it became apparent that the ancient belief was wrong and there was really no “vein of love” that ran from the ring finger on the left hand to the heart! However, the practice of referring to that particular finger as the ring finger has continued to this day.
I thought that was interesting and worth sharing. Have a wonderful Friday everyone. Yay, it’s weekend once again!
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