Did you know why the engagement rings are made of gold and where this symbol comes from?
In many cultures, rings are associated with magical strength or, in many legends, with a secret treasure.
The legend tells that the King Salomon was offered to choose between wisdom, riches and power. Salomon chose wisdom and the legend tells that the ring was the source of his supernatural powers and wisdom.
The history dates back to ancient Egypt and Egyptian rings, that date from around 3000 years before the present day, were found. More than 30 centuries before our current era, the ring was used as a jewel in that culture.
The rings were used as talismans and amulets besides power and riches symbol and they were destined to protect their users from hostile, enemy, harmful or mysterious strength.
Another use of the ring in the ancient Egypt is its symbolic function: the Egyptian husband puts the ring on the finger of his wife as a sign of trust, entrusting her the home care and the possessions. Probably the famous “engagement rings” have been transmitted from ancient time over the centuries, reaching our present days.
Why of gold?
Because gold symbolizes the strength, the power, the love purity and the agreement of the couple. The material of the union symbol has to be unbreakable and eternal. Therefore people prefer gold rings.
The hoop of the ring and the empty space in it symbolize the space that the person has to fill in his life, tying to another person when it is placed on the finger.
The symbology is that man has to be the complement for the woman and vice versa, in the same way that the gold and the empty space tie to make the ring.
The reason why the ring is wearing in the left ring finger is not a coincidence. The reason is that a vein comes from this finger and goes directly to the heart.
It is bound to the ancient Egyptian beliefs that were sure about the vein was connected with the heart, according to their medical knowledge, and through it the feelings also flow.
The connection between the ring and the person in an emotional loyalty engagement.
