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In the Greek Orthodox Church the Priest puts the rings on the right hand of the Bride and the Groom.
Some people then change the rings to their left hand and others keep the rings on their right hand.
I plan to keep my wedding ring on my right hand but what should i do about my engagement ring?
I have recently been told that you should only wear your wedding band on your right hand and that your engagement ring should stay on the left.
So should i wear my Engagement ring on my left hand?
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I thought it was strange that my yia yia’s wore a pearl ring on her wedding finger and then i recently discovered that this is a normal custom in Greece.
According to a website i found (jewllery catalogue), pearls used to be more valuable than diamonds. This is because when pearls first arrived in Europe from the Middle East, they were more expensive.
The pearl is known as the “stone of sincerity” and it promote faith, charity, innocence, integrity, truth and loyalty.
Do you prefer diamonds or pearls for your engagement ring?
After writing the blog post ‘The wedding ring goes on the left…right?’ i sarted to do a bit of research. Here is what i found @ wikipedia.org:
“In some Western countries (UK, other Commonwealth nations, Ireland, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Iran, Chile, Italy, France, Sweden, and Slovenia), the wedding ring is worn on the left hand.
This choice of finger relates to traditions purportedly dating to classical times, from an early usage reportedly referring to the fourth finger of the left hand as containing the vena amoris or “vein of love”[4]. At least in part due to this tradition, it became acceptable 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. This has now become a matter of tradition and etiquette in these countries.
In other countries such as Germany, Greece, Russia, Spain, India, Colombia, Venezuela, and Poland, however, it is worn on the right hand. Orthodox Christians and Eastern Europeans also traditionally wear the wedding band on the right hand. Jewish couples wear the wedding ring on the left hand, even though it is placed on the right hand during the marriage ceremony. In The Netherlands, Catholic people wear it on the left, all others on the right; in Austria, Catholic people wear it on the right. In Belgium, the choice of hand depends on the region of the country.
Greek people, many being Orthodox Christians, also wear the wedding rings on the right hand in keeping with Greek tradition. A traditional reason to wear the wedding ring on the right hand stems from Roman custom. The Latin word for left is “sinister”, which in addition to this sense also has the same senses as the English word. The Latin word for right is “dexter”, a word that evolved into “dexterity”. Hence, the left hand had a negative connotation and the right a good one.”
When you get married in a Greek Orthodox Church, the Priest will put the wedding band on your right hand and then you change it to your left hand… right?
Almost every young Greek-Australian bride that I know has swapped hands to be like other Australians. I think that if the Priest puts it on your right hand then there would be a justified reason for it. When I get married, I think I will leave it on the right.
Do/Will you wear your wedding band on your left, or on your right?
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