There are few women in the world who are indifferent to jewelry. For the most part, with a howl, they wear earrings, bracelets and, of course, rings with love and awe. Someone likes minimalism, someone - the more rings, the better, however, both are wary of the ring finger. This finger is the keeper of traditions, and it would not hurt to understand them.
Objectively speaking, modern society does not oblige a woman to anything at all. The crazy pace of human development, unlimited access to information and globalization have led to the fact that religions, beliefs and traditions have lost their value. Fewer and fewer people are guided by them to make this or that choice. Any developed country strives to declare as loudly as possible that it considers the freedom of will and freedom of choice of each of its citizens to be the highest value.
Thus, such duties of a woman as wearing skirts, being able to sew, taking the name of her husband, marrying to have a child, and even having a child are gone far into the past. Absolute freedom of choice. And since a woman herself makes decisions about such serious things, then of course, she can wear rings on any finger and in any quantities. This will depend on her personal preference.
Back to basics
As for the centuries-old tradition of putting a ring on the ring finger after marriage, it has probably retained the largest number of adherents even among the most pragmatic people. Indeed, in the ancient world, and now a woman is happy to declare to the world that she is a couple, she has a beloved man. The most powerful symbol of infinity - the circle remains a testimony to the eternal love and devotion of two lovers. The material from which the ring is made does not really matter, as it was at the very origins of this tradition, although some time ago it was believed that gold is a symbol of the bride's innocence. Precisely brides, since wedding rings were only worn by women until the 20th century.
Living traditions
On which hand to wear a wedding ring, a woman is dictated by her country or religion. Orthodox wear on the right hand, Catholics on the left. In Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Portugal, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece - on the right, in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Romania, Ireland - on the left. There are a number of theories explaining the choice of right or left hand. According to one of them, the left hand is closer to the heart, so the ring should be worn on the left hand. Another theory says that the right hand is correct and ruling, so the ring is worn on the right hand. In some countries, the engagement ring is worn on one hand before the wedding and on the other afterwards.
By the way, it is interesting that earlier, during the engagement, the groom handed the ring not to the bride, but to her parents as a sign that he was ready to take responsibility and custody of her. When the ring is changed from left to right, this means a change in her social status, and if a woman changes the ring from right to left hand, she shows respect and respect for her husband, as if obeying him.
There is also a tradition to change the ring on the opposite hand when a woman divorced her husband or after his death.
So, if an unmarried woman lives in a society where it is customary to wear a wedding ring on the ring finger of her right hand, can she wear a regular ring on that finger? It depends on the degree of her freedom, on whether the foundations of her society matter for this woman. If she is free from them and not tied to traditions, then the answer, of course, is yes. The ring on her ring finger will not provoke any trouble, will not harm her health, will not impose a curse on her. It will just be a decoration for her hand, although she still needs to be prepared for the fact that she will have to regularly answer the question of why she wears the ring on this finger. After all, whatever you say, but this sign is eloquent.
