i was out with a cowrker tongiht and she said she wears her ring on her right hand bc shes greek. i never heard of htat so I was just curious if thats the norm
sorry for typos but im drunklyyy!
grkbarbie
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yea .. right..but i never wear my rings lol
but when i do, its on the left
priest said it goes on your right but i can change it to the left when the ceremony is over.
MrsC2010
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ohhh i just never knew that. i thought she was just wearing it on the wrong hand but she said thats what greeks do.
learn something knew everyday!
regy_k
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not a greek, but my mom and dad wear theirs on their right hand. they say its the way Russian Christian Orthodox do it and as they lived there they took some of their traditions
JAAMS
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I'm not Greek, but I'm pretty sure that some cultures wear it on the left b/c the veins in the left hand are supposedly directly connected right to the heart. But in other cultures, they go to the Latin word for left, which is 'sinistra' (or the English sinister) so they don't wear on it on the left b/c it's associated with evil.
Hope that somewhat answers lol
Jna2010
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Yup ...When ur engaged u wear it on the left when ur married they're worn on the right
Michy2009
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I am not greek, but I do remember my hairdresser, who was greek told me that she wore hers on the right (after she got married)
joctorre
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The Armenians that I know wear the engagement ring on the right hand until they're married, then they switch it to the left. I don't know the rhyme or reason behind it...
I'm marrying an armenian, but I'm Italian, so it's on my left... (Plus, FH wanted it on my let hand so that people knew what it was... not just a 'nice ring'
Michi
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Usually you wear on it on the right hand because that was always the more dominant hand, I know during the Greek ceremony we wear it on the right hand... B/c in America you wear it on the left, most people --greeks too will also switch it to the left hand after the ceremony..
