Wedding rings’ story: myths and truth today.
Engagement ring is the attribute of ever lasting love in many countries. It makes two persons sure about their feelings and strengthens them. There are numerous fantasies and legends about engagement rings. In our days no one can explain how the practice of yellow gold engagement rings had appeared, but we know this tradition is very warm and caring as wedding rings are going through all problems and joy of the family. Ring is the connection of wife and husband.
The early references tell us Romans used to wear wedding ring on the third finger of the left hand. Romans liked iron rings as the attribute of influence, strength and prosperity. References of another old culture - Egyptian - tell Egyptians used engagements rings too and preferred to wear the ring on the third finger as that finger’s vein lies straight to the heart. Early Greeks’ culture also tells us about first engagement rings as about strong attribute of admire and devotion.
After awhile people decided to make rings of expencive metals using gold, platinum, silver, etc. So rings actually had become more ornate, more beautiful and hard. Later gems were added to design that made wedding rings making process like current technology. As you know the hardest and the strongest gem is brilliant. Drawing an analogy with human relations people dreamed about similar strong feelings and began including brilliants in engagement rings ornament.
Diamond had become a symbol of the strong union of a man and woman. Discovering of a lot of diamond areas made diamond wedding rings more and more popular and they are still in demand at the fine jewelry market. Other gems were nice in rings too: rubies, sapphires, amethysts, etc. Non-diamond weddingrings have been popular among less wealthy people of their lower value and easier availability.
It’s necessary to say men’s engagement rings have been recognized for a shorter period of time. In old ages wedding rings were given to the women only. The idea of men’s wedding rings had become fashionable during World War II when men left their spouses for war and took the rings as reminders about beloved. Nowadays men’s wedding rings’ fashion is as wide spread as women’s.
Jewelry designers create excellent engagement rings with admirable ornament, unusual fashion and different gemstones. But despite varied nature of engagement rings fashion today we can mark out general features. Nowadays couples like unique rings and contemporary styles. Most part of young people likes to see elegant lines and precious metals and gems that show the promise of a future that is to be light everlastingly. Ring is just reminder about love so keep you feelings perfect!