Fede rings, featuring engravings of two hands clasped, became very popular. At the same time, signet rings used as personal signatures cast in gold or carved into stone, were becoming the first engagement rings.
Wedding ring traditions were widely adopted into Christian marriage ceremonies during the European Middle Ages, around AD. Many of these early Christian rings were heavily engraved and stylized, which caught the ire of the Church. The Church denounced these rings as overly lavish, leading to the adoption of more simplified styles — eventually culminating in the plain wedding bands that are still widely used today.
That said, extravagance made something of a comeback during the Renaissance, with gimmel rings. Gimmel rings called joint rings in England are designs that are composed of multiple interlocking hoops that can be separated into individual, stand-alone rings. Posy rings, featuring short engraved excerpts from poems or scripture, were also popular at this time.
The design of these rings evolved from ornate examples with outward-facing inscriptions, to simpler designs featuring inward-facing inscriptions. A common explanation for this transformation has to do with wedding ring symbolism and changing attitudes towards marriage; couples were beginning to view the union as something personal , rather than simply as a legal agreement. Western wedding ring traditions eventually found their way east, but not with the same popularity, and not until relatively recently.
One noteworthy distinction with eastern wedding rings is that some early versions were significantly less romantic. For example, puzzle rings became widely used. Well, because the rings were designed to completely fall apart if they were ever removed — such as if a spouse were to take the ring off while being unfaithful.
In this respect, wedding rings were often considered a physical representation of a binding contract. As western cultural influence became more firmly entrenched throughout Asia, India, and the Middle East, wedding rings became much more widely used, with every culture putting its own unique spin on the tradition. Today, wedding rings can be found throughout the world. But who wears them has changed through the years. And how and where rings are traditionally worn, is still something that varies from region to region.
Only a hundred or so years ago, only brides would traditionally wear wedding rings. But like so many things, two world wars changed all of that. Soldiers heading off to battle wanted something always on hand to remind them of who was waiting for them to come home.
As for what fingers wedding rings are worn on, most people in the Western Hemisphere and parts of Europe wear their wedding rings on the ring finger of their left hand. In some countries, for example, couples tend to wear their wedding rings on their right hands.
Greek couples have traditionally worn rings on the right hand, but left-hand rings are becoming more prevalent. Strange, since their god eschewed wealth, in fact, condemned it more than he did most other sins and yet you never see a clergyman who is in real need. Those things are incidental. Christianity followed paganism as the official state religion.
Convert or die was the edict. If that had not happened we would likely be celebrating Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox not unlike those folks that erected Stonehenge years before Christmas or Easter. Meaning that spring was on its way and that was a reason to celebrate if you were tired of the cold and gloom of pre-electric lights and pretty much pre-everything. It was selected, in the fourth century after his death, because it coincided with the major pagan holiday in which evergreen twigs and small gifts were exchanged.
Easter, although a more accurate date, was also based on the pagan goddess Eostre who was often depicted with rabbits and eggs signifying a renewal of life. Sex was a major part of the celebration of pagan Eostre. Too bad christians distinguished themselves by being such prudes. I mean who would kill a man for masturbating? I understand that Greeks and Romans were as devoted to their gods as many christians are to Yaweh, Jehovah, muslims are to Allah, christians to Jesus, et al.
Someday, I hope the same can be said for judaism, islam, and christianity, they were just commonly shared myths from a long ago past no one really remembers. You say that you learned in third grade quite advance for Greek and Roman mythology that nobody in that time actually believed in the Greek and Roman Gods.
This is inaccurate. This has been well established, and it would only take a quick Google to touch the surface on that topic. Ephesus talks about the people who had employment making statutes of the goddess Diana.
Wedding rings, ear rings, any jewelry, hair attatchments, etc. Is sin coz is ornaments, God hates ornaments. Although I applaud your efforts to share Jesus with others. You would do better to build a bridge with the traditions of others. We are all sinners stick with the gospel, and let God deal with what may or may not be a sin.
You must be Jewish. Those scripture verses were for Old Testament living but more specifically; the Jews. Gentiles were no longer bound to these laws once the bloodshed for Man was given freely. By grace not works have they been made Righteous. This was the covenant God made with Abraham to reconcile for all Gentiles. Snicker: 1 Timothy and 1 Peter are Old Testament? I always wondered if this was a Celtic tradition.
It is time to repent and get rid of ornaments on you if you want make heaven. Acts; 1John; Gen. What does the word of the Lord say? We were saved from the idols and we are now clean. Thank you for publishing this article; really enjoyed it. Origins about ordinary objects and practices are fascinating. Seems to be a lot of controversy about right and wrong. As a ordained minister, I constantly am amazed at how the body of Christ views things differently today than they viewed them in years gone by.
If something has an origin in non-christian culture or practice, I have no right to believe I can add it to my christian walk. I have no right. Most rings today are not simple bands of gold. Most are expensive. They come from a jewelry store, that makes them jewelry. We both act married.
The thumb is not a finger. I assume that most of you know that marriage is a concept that is not original to Christianity so the only wedding ceremony that can be authenticated by every belief of all tribes and settler groups in the continent of Africa would be an Ethiopian in-built mountain house with the hieroglyphs of marriage in Egyptian lore.
That is what I am going to do once I find myself a Nayika worthy of my love and admiration and I will reciprocate the feeling. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This post is sponsored by DanforthDiamond.
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Darrell Debaun April 4, pm. To be holy only no baptist no muzlim no Catholic etc. NicolePT April 27, pm. Jefferson Leaman August 21, am. In other cultures, however, the ring is worn on the right hand, since that is the hand used for oaths and vows. The Greeks and Romans carried on the tradition but, during these eras, betrothal rings were made out of leather, bone or ivory. In early Rome, the use of metal rings began to surpass other materials, but the metal primarily used was iron.
Gold and silver rings were given on rare occasions, and only by the extremely wealthy. By the time of the Byzantine Empire, most rings began to be personalized and engraved with figures of the betrothed couple.
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