Thursday, May 22, 2014

Why is a wedding ring always worn on 3rd finger counting from index?

           Why is a wedding ring always worn on 3rd finger counting from index?

In matrimonial procedure , the groom and bride always wear their wedding rings on 3rd finger . This has become a rule.
Before medical science discovered how the circulatory system works , people believed that a vein of blood ran directly from the third finger of left hand to heart.
By wearing the ring on the 3rd finger of left hand, the couple symbolically declares their love for each other.