If you think that such a custom as an engagementcame to us very recently, then you are deeply mistaken. In fact, this tradition is quite ancient, and was always revered by our ancestors. Engagement is the declaration of lovers about mutual consent to marry, after which young people can officially be called a bride and groom. As a rule, this event occurs in a narrow family circle. However, if you wish, you can also gather a large number of guests for a gala dinner, which will witness the official application of the lovers. The symbol of love and serious intentions of a young man is an engagement ring, which the girl takes from him as a gift. Where exactly the custom was born to give engagement rings is difficult to say now. However, it is known that he is as old as the betrothal itself. The first mention of engagement jewelry with a diamond dates back to the 15th century. Before that, young people purchased exclusively gold engagement rings with diamond, emerald, turquoise, amethyst, ruby or sapphire. And they ordered three similar decorations: for the bride, groom and witness. Young people had to wear rings, without taking them off, until the wedding, until they were wearing wedding dresses instead. Modern traditions concerning the choice and donation of engagement rings are no longer so strict. Today's lovers can choose any variant of symbolic decoration: from classical to ultramodern models. In this case, most often a piece of jewelry is purchased only for a girl, since the custom of exchanging engagement rings has long been obsolete. Today, jewelry stores offer a huge selection of engagement and wedding rings. Given the desire of the vast majority of couples to buy not a banal product, but something original and unusual, stores constantly update the range of products, offering a huge number of fashionable novelties. It is not uncommon for young people to make a non-standard choice: they acquire as engagement 
