Friday, May 29, 2009

Eternity Rings Are A Valuable Part Of Special Occassions

By Eva Smalen

An eternity ring usually signifies a strong bond. This may stand for friendship or an intimate love relationship. The practice of exchanging rings has been in existence for roughly four thousand years.

Ancient Egyptians are the forerunners of this tradition. Just as we see it, a ring is made of a piece of metal and then connected end to end to make a circle. This symbolizes a continuous and unbreakable pact. Some people embed stones and jewels to decorate it.

In the early times, rings are given to people to whom one felt a special bond. This bond could either be love or friendship. The ring signifies the endless cord love existing between two close people. That is why people still give rings to those that they hold dear.

Rings are also exchanged to commemorate certain events in people' lives. One such occasion is graduation. This can also be the last day that you would see your high school or college friends. This practice of exchanging eternity rings with close friends still exists today although it is solely confined to ladies rather than gentlemen.

Another occasion where giving an eternity ring is important would be during a proposal for marriage. Engagements rings are something that women are really proud of. Usually, men are the givers of the rings, while women are the recipients. Specifically, it is because men are the ones asking for the hand of women for marriage. However, women also have the option to give their men a ring as a gift, being engaged and all.

Parents and children exchange eternity rings whenever there is a need for a member of the family to go somewhere else, like going abroad perhaps. These are instances when they won't be able to see each other a long time. Although the bond between parent and child is not easily broken, the exchange of rings enhances this attachment.

And who can forget the most popular occasion when two people of the opposite sex exchange rings? There is no other occasion that the eternity ring becomes more important than anything else but the wedding. Rings enhance the vows made by the couple for each other: to eternally love and serve each other forever.

Rings can be made out of different material such as silver, bronze and gold. There is no limit to these. It can even be made by the combination of these three. To further beautify it, precious stones such as diamond, ruby, opal and a lot more are added on it. The more precious the stone is, the more expensive is the ring. And yet, it does not matter whatever the ring is made of. The important thing is the thought and the intention that goes with it.

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