Engagement rings’ history: legends and truth in our days.
Engagement ring is the symbol of ever lasting love in many cultures. It makes two people certain about their feelings and strengthens them. There are a lot of legends and legends about wedding rings. Nowadays no one can say how the tradition of yellow gold engagement rings had appeared, but we know this tradition is very romantic and tender as wedding rings are going through all troubles and happiness of the family. Ring is the link of wife and husband.
The old records tell us Romans used to wear engagement ring on the third finger of the left hand. Romans liked iron rings as the element of power, strength and prosperity. Records of another ancient civilization - Egyptian - tell Egyptians used wedding rings too and decided to wear the ring on the third finger as that finger’s vein lies straight to the heart. Old Greeks’ culture also tells us about first engagement rings as about vital attribute of love and amorousness.
As time passed people decided to create rings of valued metals using gold, platinum, silver, etc. So rings eventually had become more complex, more amazing and strong. Afterwards precious stones were added to design that made wedding rings creating process similar today technology. As you know the hardest and the strongest gemstone is diamond. Drawing an analogy with human relations people dreamed about similar strong feelings and began including brilliants in engagement rings design.
Diamond had become a attribute of the unbending union of a husband and woman. Discovering of a number of diamond fields made diamond wedding rings more and more popular and they are still in demand at the jewelry market. Other gemstones were nice in rings too: rubies, sapphires, amethysts, etc. Non-diamond weddingrings have been popular among less wealthy persons of their lower cost and easier availability.
It’s necessary to say men’s wedding rings have been known for a smaller period of time. In old times engagement rings were given to the women only. The trend of men’s wedding rings had become fashionable during World War II when men left their spouses for war and took the rings as reminders about loved. Now men’s engagement rings’ mode is as popular as women’s.
Jewel producers create perfect wedding rings with excellent ornament, unusual style and different gemstones. But despite varied nature of wedding rings fashion now we can mark out general features. Today couples prefer unique rings and contemporary styles. Most part of young people likes to see elegant lines and precious metals and precious stones that underline the promise of a future that is to be light everlastingly. Ring is just reminder about love so keep you feelings clear!
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