| These days, many people take wedding
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| | have been known by many different names,
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| bands and engagement rings for granted,
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| | have symbolised a variety of different
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| and although they give these beautiful
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| | things and have not always been made of
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| items of jewellery with integrity and
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| | precious metals and stunning
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| love, they are often given with no real
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| | gems!GREEKSThe ancient Greeks are thought
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| knowledge of the meaning behind them.Both
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| | to have been the forerunners in the
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| wedding bands and engagement rings are
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| | rising of the traditional engagement
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| very special items of jewellery; in fact,
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| | ring. Given as a token of care and
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| they are more than just jewellery - they
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| | affection, the rings used by the Greeks
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| are the symbols of many emotions and
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| | were known as betrothal rings and were
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| promises such
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| | given before marriage. However, the
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| as:LoveCommitmentFidelityEternityHonour
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| | giving of these rings was not always a
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| But where - and why - did these popular
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| | pre-requisite to marriage and was often
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| and sentimental pieces of jewellery stem
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| | given in the same way as a friendship
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| from?The History Of Wedding BandsThese
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| | ring might be given today.ROMANSAs seen
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| items of jewellery have a history that
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| | by their use of the wedding ring, ancient
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| spans many centuries and passes through
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| | Romans weren't the most sentimental of
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| many countries from all around the
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| | people, and the early version of their
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| planet. Below, you will find a brief
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| | "engagement ring" were thought to have
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| history of the wedding and engagement
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| | carved keys on them. It has been debated
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| ring, as reported from country to
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| | that this could have been to symbolise
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| country.EGYPTIANSThe now-famous wedding
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| | the woman's right to access and own half
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| band is thought to have originated in
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| | of everything following marriage.
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| Ancient Egypt, where it is said that
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| | However, the more sentimental like to
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| plant sections were fashioned in to
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| | think that the key may have been a key to
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| circles to signify never-ending and
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| | her husband's heart.ROYALTY AND THE
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| immortal love. It was thought that the
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| | AFFLUENTEngagement rings as we know them
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| fourth finger (which we now know as the
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| | today - stunning gems encased in precious
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| ring finger) contained a special vein
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| | metals - became popular in around the
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| that was connected directly to the heart,
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| | fourteenth or fifteenth century, when the
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| and therefore this became the official
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| | affluent and the royals began to exchange
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| finger for the wedding band.ROMANSThe
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| | and wear these jewels. However, these
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| Romans also agreed with the Egyptians
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| | items were so expensive that nobody other
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| with regards to the wedding ring finger
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| | than the royals and the rich could afford
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| and its meaning, but rather than offering
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| | to exchange them. It was to be many
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| wedding bands as a symbol of love, they
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| | centuries before these engagement rings
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| awarded them as a symbol of ownership.
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| | would become more popular or
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| Roman men would "claim" their woman with
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| | traditional.Why a ring?The purpose of
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| the giving of a ring.ASIANS / ARABSPuzzle
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| | engagement rings and wedding bands is to
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| rings were a complex type of jewellery
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| | convey deep emotions of eternal love,
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| that were once popular in Asia, and these
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| | eternal happiness, eternal commitment,
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| jewels had the charming knack of being
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| | and eternal togetherness. In fact, these
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| able to fall apart and put back together
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| | rings signify eternity - between the
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| again - if you knew how to do this, of
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| | giver and the recipient. A ring, of
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| course. Wealthy Middle Eastern men then
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| | course, is a complete circle with no
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| began to use these rings as wedding bands
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| | break and no end or beginning, which
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| for their wives, who were often forced to
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| | means that it just goes on and on - it is
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| wear a puzzle ring when their husband was
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| | eternal.And, since folklore has it that
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| away. The husband would know upon his
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| | the fourth finger of the left hand has a
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| return whether any of his wives had been
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| | vein leading directly to the heart, it is
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| disloyal by removing the ring whilst he
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| | only natural that both engagement and
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| was away, because the ring was designed
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| | wedding rings would be worn on this
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| to collapse upon removal and could only
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| | particular finger, which was once reputed
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| be put together again if you had the
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| | to be a direct route to the
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| skill and knowledge
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| | heart.SummaryIn short, it is clear that
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| required.EUROPEANSSeveral centuries ago,
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| | the giving of a ring in honour of a
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| the Europeans became rather taken with
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| | union, betrothal, and marriage has been
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| what we would class as an engagement
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| | going on since ancient times, and
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| ring, but was then called a Poesy Ring.
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| | although it may not always have been as
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| This ring was given to a loved one as a
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| | glamorous and romantic as it is today, it
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| form of promise, and signified fidelity
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| | was still a way of exchanging a contract
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| and love. The Poesy Ring was offered as a
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| | of betrothal or marriage.Thankfully,
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| pledge of eternal togetherness, much as
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| | today's wedding bands and engagement
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| today's engagement rings are offered as a
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| | rings are not made of hair, grass, plants
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| promise of eternal
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| | or twine as they may have been in ancient
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| marriage.AMERICANSDuring Colonial times,
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| | times, but of beautiful metals set with
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| all items of jewellery in America were
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| | stunning gems, such as platinum,
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| prohibited due to their apparent moral
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| | titanium, white gold, gold, sapphires,
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| worthlessness. Instead, a more practical
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| | diamonds, rubies and emeralds. These
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| thimble was given as a token of love and
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| | incredible items of jewellery are likely
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| as a pledge of eternal togetherness.
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| | to remain as popular as ever as the
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| However, after they were married, the
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| | centuries go by, and even as the rest of
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| women tended to remove the bottom of
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| | the world advances in to a futuristic and
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| their "engagement thimble" to form a type
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| | technological age, it's hard to imagine a
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| of ring.History Of Engagement RingsThe
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| | day where a beautiful diamond engagement
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| engagement ring of today also has its own
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| | ring doesn't melt the heart of its
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| varied and interesting history, some of
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| | recipient.
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| which is explored below. Engagement rings
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