Engagement rings’ history: legends and reality in our days.
Wedding ring is the symbol of ever lasting love in many cultures. It makes two loving certain about their feelings and strengthens them. There are many myths and legends about wedding rings. In our days no one can explain how the tradition of white gold diamond engagement rings happened, but we know this idea is very warm and beautiful as wedding rings are going through all troubles and joy of the family. Ring is the connection of wife and husband.
The early references tell us Romans used to wear engagement ring on the third finger of the left hand. Romans liked iron rings as the symbol of authority, force and capital. Notes of another old civilization - Egyptian - tell Egyptians used engagements rings too and decided to wear the ring on the third finger as that finger’s vein leads straight to the heart. Early Greeks’ culture also tells us about first engagement rings as about vital element of passion and amorousness.
After awhile people decided to make rings of expencive metals using gold, platinum, silver, etc. So rings finally had become more complex, more amazing and solid. Later gems were added to design that made engagement rings making process like modern 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 ornament.
Diamond had become a attribute of the firm union of a man and woman. Discovering of different diamond areas 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 engagementrings have been popular among less wealthy persons of their lower value and easier availability.
It’s necessary to say men’s wedding rings have been recognized for a shorter period of time. In early ages engagement rings were given to the women only. The tendency of men’s engagement rings had become stylish during World War II when husbands left their wives for war and took the rings as reminders about sweetheart. Nowadays men’s wedding rings’ mode is as popular as women’s.
Jewelry creators create great engagement rings with admirable ornament, unusual fashion and different gemstones. But despite varied nature of wedding rings fashion now we can mark out common characteristics. At the present time beloved like unique rings and contemporary styles. Most part of young people likes to see elegant lines and precious metals and precious stones that illustrate the promise of a future that is to be light everlastingly. Ring is just reminder about love so keep you feelings clear!