Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 44, DeMotte, Jasper County, 16 March 1933 — Wedding Ring Long Used [ARTICLE]

Wedding Ring Long Used

The origin of the wedding ring is unknown. The Egyptians were probably the first to use rings and in their hieroglyphics a circle represents etefnity. The Romans used a plain iron ring, which was placed upon the finger of the bride by the bridegroom. Among the Anglo-Saxons the groom gave a pledge or “wed” to the bride at the betrothal and this pledge was a ring placed on the right hand. It was worn on the right hand until the wedding, when it was changed to the other. It is recorded that the wedding ring was used by Christians as early as 860 A. D.