Ancient Romans and
Egyptians believed that the vein from that finger, called the “vena amoris” in
Latin,
ran directly to the
heart. Romans tout
the vena amoris as “the vein of love,” and thus
the ideal finger
for
the placement of the wedding ring. Science has since disproved the vena
amoris-heart theory,
however,
it is still romantic to imagine that our wedding rings are placed on a direct
path to our hearts.
