wedding rings

[Jack Haney]

In the sixteenth century Muscovite Chin svadebnyi only one ring is
mentioned. It is given by the groom's mother to her prospective daughter
in law some weeks before the wedding and it clearly indicates acceptance
of the new bride into her groom's family. That is clearly close to the
original significance of the ring, singular, worn on the right hand by the
woman only.



On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Katya Hirvasaho wrote:

> >To the best of my knowledge the wearing of the wedding ring by
> >married people on the right hand is more or less universal in
> >continental Europe; it is the British who are out of step by wearing
> >it on the left.
>
> The British are not the only ones: both the wedding and engagement ring
> (usually both are two gold bands) are worn in the left hand in the
> Scandinavian countries.
>
> Katya Hirvasaho
>
>
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> Katya Hirvasaho * Rice University * Houston, Texas
>