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**triardwonvada** · 01-03-2010, 08:31 AM

As to the western practice of the left hand, both the ancient Romans and Egyptians believed that a vein - called the vena amoris in Latin - ran directly from that finger to the heart. So wearing the ring on the left hand is essentially a pagan hold-over, go figure.

Herman the Pooh

01-03-2010, 08:31 AM	#3
triardwonvada Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	As to the western practice of the left hand, both the ancient Romans and Egyptians believed that a vein - called the vena amoris in Latin - ran directly from that finger to the heart. So wearing the ring on the left hand is essentially a pagan hold-over, go figure. Herman the Pooh
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