History of engagement rings

 It is said that engagement rings appeared in 1215, before that couples were using different jewelry pieces to show their connection and love. When Pope Innocent III announced a period of waiting to be observed from the time of betrothal to the period of marriage it helped a lot to make engagement rings popular among the betrothed couples. Believers from all around the world started to wear engagement rings to show their changed status which was connected with marriage of couples.
This ring was also a symbol of woman's acceptance and willing to marry her other half. Usually only men are allowed to give engagement rings to a woman, but different nations brought us different traditions for example in Finland, Norway etc these countries allow both couples to give engagement rings.
You might also see that women get two rings, one for engagement and second for marriage and they wear both rings in the future. Sometimes men wear both rings as well, this tradition is rare, but we can still find such countries. Usually engagement rings are simple with style and in most cases they are made of gold, but when it comes to marriage rings some nations choose to have rich looking rings and in most cases they choose diamonds.

 Engagement rings are always placed on the left hand finger, in past times people thought that vein of love was directly connected to the heart and wearing ring on the left hand was perfect method to make couples love stronger. The idea of two bodies and one soul is also very popular among some nations.
But what happens when engagement gets broken? Should woman give her ring back to the man? Or can she keep it? And as always this problem has different solutions in different nations. In most cultures woman must give ring back to man, but decision can be different; it all depends on a person who broke marriage.
For its strong connection with our culture and romantic feelings engagement rings became irreplaceable, we can even say that this type of jewelry and his connection with marriage will last forever.

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