The Tradition of Engagement Rings

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Customs for engagement rings vary according to time, place, and culture. A diamond ring has historically been uncommon, and when such a gift was given, it was outside of the wedding ring.The tradition of giving a diamond ring for marriage engagement originated from Judaism that was originally a golden nose ring (Chayei Sarah 24:22) given by Eliezer of Damascus to Rebecca,[8] with Saadiah Gaon also citing as a possible source of the practice inside the the phrase in Nehemiah 7:46 be'nei tabbaot (children of the rings). There, law required it a money equivalent, shaveh kessef how the bride could own from the first moment with the marriage contract; in Jewish law the bride has to know just that the ring is valued at a minimum of a pe'rutah, a symbolic low-valued coin, the particular value of the contract written in the Ketubah.Romantic rings from the time of the Roman Empire sometimes bore clasped hands symbolizing contract,[9] from which the later Celtic Claddagh symbol (two hands clasping a heart) might have evolved denoting love and commitment between two different people.

Romans believed the circle was a bond forwards and backwards people who may be married signified eternity, but was first first practiced on the fourth finger/ring finger by the Romans, who believed this finger to be the beginning of the vena amoris ("vein of love"), the vein which leads to the heart.[10] In cultures with European origin, and several other countries, a wedding ring is worn following the practice of the Romans who "...wore the ring either around the right middle finger or perhaps the left ring [4th] finger, from which, according to ancient Egyptian physicians, a nerve led right to the heart."[11] The custom in Continental Europe and other countries is always to wear it about the right hand. One historical exception arose in monarchical regimes, where a nobleman getting into morganatic marriage, a married relationship in which the person, normally the woman, of lower rank stayed in the same rank instead of rising ranks, would present his left hand to receive the ring, hence the alternative term 'marriage with all the left hand' (Ger. Ehe zur linken Hand), the offspring of such marriages considered to be disinherited from birth.
[12]The current Western type of the practice of giving or exchanging diamond engagement rings is traditionally considered to have begun in 1477 when Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, gave Mary of Burgundy a wedding ring as an engagement present.

[13]In other countries like Argentina, men and women each wear an engagement ring similar to wedding bands. They are made from silver ("alianza de plata") when manifesting a friendly "boyfriend- girlfriend" relationship, though this primary step may not always happen; howbeit according to finances, this might be the only ring given at all. The gold band ("anillo de compromiso" or "alianza de oro") is offered to the bride once the commitment is formal and the [optional] diamond ring ("cintillo") is restricted to the wedding ceremony when the groom gives it to the bride. The gold band the groom wore during the engagement - or perhaps a new one, as some men choose not to wear them during engagement - will be given to your daughter's groom by the bride; and also the bride receives both original gold band and also the new diamond on the ceremony. The bride's wedding ring is worn on top of the engagement band in the wedding and thereafter, especially at formal occasions or parties; otherwise the engagement band suffices for daily wear for both parties. On the wedding, the rings are swapped from your right to the left hand. In Brazil, they're always manufactured from gold, and there is no tradition for your engagement ring. Both men and women wear the marriage band on their own right hand while engaged, and, when they marry, they shift the rings with their left hands. In Nordic countries for example Finland and Norway, both men and women wear an engagement ring.
In the modern era, some women's wedding rings are made into two separate pieces. One part is given to her to use as an gemstone when she accepts wedding ceremony proposal and yet another during the wedding party. When worn together, the 2 rings seem like one bit of jewelry.

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