View What Finger Does Your Wedding Ring Go On Images. Just before the wedding ceremony, the engagement ring is exchanged onto the right hand so the. Why does your engagement ring go on your left hand?
Which finger is the ring finger?
The little finger is small but powerful and was associated with mercury, the god of communication and perseverance. Ancient cultures believed that this finger had a vein, denominated in latin the 'vena amoris'. The ring is usually placed on the fourth finger of the left hand and i have always wondered why. Traditionally, the wedding ring goes on the left hand.