Overwhelmed with love and passion, newly-weds in almost all cultures during the wedding ceremony exchange wedding rings which they put on the fourth finger.
Yet, very few of us know why it is so.
Ancient Egyptians believed that one vein in this finger leads directly to our heart, while others think that this finger is the most appropriate for a ring because it disturbs us the least.
However, a Chinese legend offers a very cute explanation.
- Thumbs represent parents.
- Index fingers are our brothers and sisters.
- Middle fingers represent us.
- Little fingers are our children.
Join your palms together as it is presented in the picture.
Try to part the thumbs (your parents). You’ll separate them, because your parents should not live with you forever. Join the thumbs together again.
Try to separate the index fingers (your brothers and sisters). You’ll manage, because they leave home and follow their own paths of life. Join the index fingers together again.
Try to part the little fingers (your children). You’ll part them, because they grow up and leave. Unite the fingers.
Finally, try to part the ring fingers (love partners) and you’ll be surprised. It’s impossible. These two fingers are destined to be together until the last day of their lives, thus the wedding ring is worn exactly on that finger.
