> > >Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? > > >Medical Explanation........ >________________________________ > > There is only one vein that runs from the heart of any human being to one's extremity... that vein is the one that starts from the heart and ends at the tip of fourth finger.... > Isn't Indian culture great.... we have been wearing rings on this finger for centuries.... right from when there were no advances in s"modern" medicine....still we knew this finger was special..... >________________________________ > >________________________________ > > >Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? > > >There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese Legend... > >Thumb represents your Parents >Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings >Middle finger represents your-Self >Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner >& the Last (Little) finger represents your children > >Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them >together - back to back >Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip >(As shown in the figure below): > > > > >Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)..., they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later. > >Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)...., they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives. > >Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children)...., they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day. > >Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers >(representing your spouse). >You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT....., because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!! > >Please try this out............. > > > > >
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