wedding rings

[Adonica Ann Sendelbach]

>>Does anyone know why Russians wear their wedding ring on the right hand
>>rather than on the left hand?
>
>Because so do the Dutch. And we all remember Peter the Great's affinity for
>the Dutch. The question is why do Dutch wear on the right hand rather than
>the left. And why is there a choice of a hand or a finger anyway? Why not
>do it arbitrarily?
I remember hearing something about the custom of wearing the wedding ring
on the third finger of the left hand because of the belief that that finger
was the closest to the heart.  As has been stated previously, the Dutch may
have switched it to the right hand to differentiate themselves.
Donnie Sendelbach