What hand does the wedding and engagement ring go on

Can you choose the hand that your wedding/engagement ring goes on…?

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Technically you don’t even need to wear a ring at all, so you can wear it wherever you want. Just be prepared to explain it to people, cuz they will definitely ask.

Which hand does a wedding/engagement ring go on for turkish marri…?

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I asked my Turkish co-worker and she said that in Turkey when women are engaged they wear their rings on the right hand. After they are married, they wear it on the left hand. In countries such as Colombia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Norway, …

What ring is worn closest to the hand engagement or wedding band??

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The wedding ring is adorned first, followed by the engagement ring. This make the wedding band closer to the woman’s heart.

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Which hand does a wedding/engagement ring go on for turkish marriages? x?

Q: I know that in the UK and such they wear it on the left hand but in Greek marriages [I’m Greek] it goes on the right hand… Which one stands for Turks?

A: I asked my Turkish co-worker and she said that in Turkey when women are engaged they wear their rings on the right hand. After they are married, they wear it on the left hand.In countries such as Colombia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain (except in catalonia), Ukraine, Venezuela and Serbia, it is worn on the right hand. Orthodox Christians and Eastern Europeans (except for the Romanians) also traditionally wear the wedding band on the right hand. Jewish women wear the wedding ring on the left hand, even though it is placed on the right hand during the marriage ceremony. In The Netherlands, Catholics wear it on the left, Protestants on the right and all others on the left; in Austria, Catholics wear it on the right. In Belgium, the choice of hand depends on the region of the country. Greek people, many being Orthodox Christians, also wear the wedding rings on the right hand in keeping with Greek tradition. A traditional reason to wear the wedding ring on the right hand stems from Roman custom. The Latin word for left is “sinister”, which in addition to this sense also has the same senses as the English word. The Latin word for right is “dexter”, a word that evolved into “dexterity”. Hence, the left hand had a negative connotation and the right a good one.

On what hand does the engagement and wedding ring go on? How dows this work?

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A: Western tradition says that it goes on the finger next to the smallest finger of the left hand. As to why, I believe it has to do with a small blood vessel that goes directly to the heart that occurs in that finger.

what hand does engagement and wedding ring go on?

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A: If you are American, the left hand. Many European nations however wear them on the right.Colombia, Haiti, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain (except in Catalonia), Macedonia, Ukraine, Venezuela and Serbia, wear it on the right hand. Orthodox Christians and Eastern Europeans (except for the Romanians) also traditionally wear the wedding band on the right hand. Jewish women wear the wedding ring on the left hand, even though it is placed on the right hand during the marriage ceremony. Many Orthodox Jews wear it on the right. In The Netherlands, Catholics wear it on the left, Protestants on the right; in Austria, Catholics wear it on the right. In Belgium, the choice of hand depends on the region of the country. Orthodox Greek people also wear the wedding rings on the right hand. The left hand had a negative connotation and the right a good one. For the same reason, an oath is sworn while raising the right hand.So I’d say it’s probably fairly close to 1/5 of people wear it on the right hand.