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This article is from the Lefthanders FAQ, by Barry D. Benowitz b.benowitz@telesciences.com with numerous contributions by others.

36. Why do we wear our wedding bands on the third finger of the left hand?

The custom dates back to the early Egyptian belief that the vena amoris
(vein of love) ran directly from the heart to the third finger of
the left hand.

Thanks to Erica Hamel <erica@netvision.net.il>

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