Why the Wedding Ring is Worn on the Fourth Finger

Have you ever wondered why the wedding ring is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand?🤔 Well I have, which made me go on a little research and here is what I found:

• Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand dates as far back as ancient Greek, ancient Rome and ancient Egypt.
• These cultures believed that there a vein on the fourth finger was connected to the heart.
• The ancient Romans even named this vein the vena amoris, meaning the vein of love in Latin.
• Unfortunately, it has been discovered that there's no vein that runs from the fourth finger to the heart.

So why then do we keep wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger? Studies have shown that people just wear it because that is what has always been and frankly speaking, if you wore your wedding ring on any other finger, no one would consider you married except you tell them.

Interestingly, countries like Germany, India, Denmark and Austria have switched things up over the years by changing the hand which the ring is worn but guess what, the finger still remains the same; the wedding ring is still worn on the fourth finger of the right hand.