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Traditionally the diamond ring is an engagement ring in the UK. The actual wedding ring is usually a plain gold band. At least that is how it was when I was y

Traditionally the diamond ring is an engagement ring in the UK. The actual wedding ring is usually a plain gold band. At least that is how it was when I was young; fifty years ago. :-)

grishka 6y ago
> Traditionally the diamond ring is an engagement ring in the UK. The actual wedding ring is usually a plain gold band. Wait, these are different rings? You have two of them? In Russia, people don't propose to each other kneeling with a ring like they do in American movies. They exchange rings at the wedding registration, and those rings usually don't have any stones in them.
- Nursie 6y ago
  In the UK, yes. Traditionally a shiny, fancy ring possibly with stones for the engagement, then a more plain wedding band. You wear the band all the time, the fancy one as well when you want to dress up.
- xyzelement 6y ago
  Grishka, DA! Well, in Russian there're definitely words for "obruchal'noye" I "svadebnoye" rings, so they aren't the same. Agree when my parents got married in the USSR, there was only the wedding band. But somehow the history of Russia and its language has both. In many cultures, the engagement is a commitment to a marriage and is signified with a ring, and then the wedding itself is signified with another ring. As the other person said, the engagement ring is generally more ornate that the wedding one. The engagement ring signifies among other things, a hefty commitment and seriousness about getting married. The wedding band signifies the infinity you'll spend together. In Judaism, the wedding ring is meant to be completely plain to not mar the infinity aspect of it in any way.
  - grishka 6y ago
    Hm. I've never actually heard anyone say "свадебное кольцо". I guess the language evolved. Maybe the current tradition, as many other ones did, originated in the USSR out of its planned economy and constant deficit.

Traditionally the diamond ring is an engagement ring in the UK. The actual wedding ring is usually a plain gold band. At least that is how it was when I was young; fifty years ago. :-)

grishka 6y ago

> Traditionally the diamond ring is an engagement ring in the UK. The actual wedding ring is usually a plain gold band. Wait, these are different rings? You have two of them? In Russia, people don't propose to each other kneeling with a ring like they do in American movies. They exchange rings at the wedding registration, and those rings usually don't have any stones in them.

Nursie 6y ago
In the UK, yes. Traditionally a shiny, fancy ring possibly with stones for the engagement, then a more plain wedding band. You wear the band all the time, the fancy one as well when you want to dress up.
xyzelement 6y ago
Grishka, DA! Well, in Russian there're definitely words for "obruchal'noye" I "svadebnoye" rings, so they aren't the same. Agree when my parents got married in the USSR, there was only the wedding band. But somehow the history of Russia and its language has both. In many cultures, the engagement is a commitment to a marriage and is signified with a ring, and then the wedding itself is signified with another ring. As the other person said, the engagement ring is generally more ornate that the wedding one. The engagement ring signifies among other things, a hefty commitment and seriousness about getting married. The wedding band signifies the infinity you'll spend together. In Judaism, the wedding ring is meant to be completely plain to not mar the infinity aspect of it in any way.
- grishka 6y ago
  Hm. I've never actually heard anyone say "свадебное кольцо". I guess the language evolved. Maybe the current tradition, as many other ones did, originated in the USSR out of its planned economy and constant deficit.