{"id":38397,"date":"2026-07-21T14:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/?p=38397"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:35:36","slug":"meaning-of-hug-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/en\/meaning-of-hug-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"The hug ring: an embrace you can wear forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38397\" class=\"elementor elementor-38397 elementor-38392\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8f2c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8f2c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc3b39d\" data-id=\"fc3b39d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16b9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e16b9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>hug ring<\/strong> is a piece of jewelry shaped like two clasped hands, a symbol of an embrace that distance cannot erase. In Canada, it has become a favourite gift for those who want to say &#8220;I am here, even when I cannot be.&#8221; Beneath its quiet design lies a story nearly two thousand years old, a meaning shared across cultures, and an emotional weight that touches friendship as much as grief. Here is everything that makes this small ring a piece apart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2bee63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2bee63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a33bbcf\" data-id=\"a33bbcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21ae7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21ae7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The essentials<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>hug ring<\/strong> is a band featuring two clasped hands, a universal symbol of embraces, love and support.<\/li>\n<li>Its motif goes back to Roman antiquity and has traveled through every major tradition of Western jewelry, from the Middle Ages to the Victorian era.<\/li>\n<li>It is offered in meaningful moments: distance, grief, a birth, the end of a chapter, or simply to say &#8220;I am thinking of you.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The most durable models are made of sterling silver 925 or 10K or 14K gold, and are generally adjustable and hypoallergenic.<\/li>\n<li>In Canada, it has also become a discreet keepsake worn in memory of a loved one, or to honor a bond someone wants to keep alive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d98c38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d98c38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86cd475\" data-id=\"86cd475\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21769f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c21769f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a hug ring? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ec4de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5ec4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>hug ring<\/strong> is a band featuring a central motif of two hands embracing around the finger, acting as a miniature, permanently horn hug. This design is neither a passing trend nor a sentimental gimmick. It is part of a jewelry tradition that has materialized human bonds for centuries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1582f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1582f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A ring shaped like two clasped hands<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2975990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2975990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The design is almost always the same: two stylized hands, sculpted in silver or gold, meeting to encircle the finger. The motif of two joined hands is one of the oldest relational symbols in Western jewelry, and it has a name: the fede, from the Italian mani in fede, meaning &#8220;hands in faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac56b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac56b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Romans to the Claddagh: a symbol nearly 2,000 years old<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcf3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddcf3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The gesture of joining hands to seal a bond goes back to Roman antiquity, where it was known as dextrarum iunctio (&#8220;the joining of right hands&#8221;). It stood for conjugal fidelity and appeared on wedding rings as early as the third century. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London holds several Roman intaglios showing this motif.<\/p>\n<p>After a few centuries of silence, the motif reappeared in Europe in the 12th century, codified by Italian goldsmiths as the fede ring. The British Museum holds several medieval and Renaissance examples, including a 16th-century gold gimmel-ring whose two interlocking bands reveal a heart when opened. In the 17th century, this visual language inspired the famous Irish Claddagh ring, which added a heart and a crown between the two hands. The step from the Claddagh to the contemporary hug ring is not a cultural leap. It is the same visual grammar, simplified for today&#8217;s sensibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9789e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9789e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When clasped hands also speak of absence: the Victorian tradition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560fc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"560fc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 19th century, Victorian England developed a unique tradition: mourning jewelry, worn by bereaved families during the formal periods of mourning prescribed by social etiquette. One of the most common motifs in these keepsake pieces was precisely that of clasped hands.<\/p>\n<p>Its meaning then carried two layers. Depending on the context, the joined hands could represent the farewell between the living and the dead, or the reunion hoped for in the afterlife. The same gesture could say &#8220;I love you&#8221; to a future spouse or &#8220;I have not forgotten you&#8221; to a loved one who had passed. The contemporary hug ring carries this dual lineage: the Roman and medieval fede, a symbol of living love, and Victorian mourning jewelry, a symbol of memory and continued presence in spite of absence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e6bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74e6bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The meaning of the hug ring: far more than a piece of jewelry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb8b225 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb8b225\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a61fd66\" data-id=\"a61fd66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29765e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29765e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>hug ring<\/strong> carries a simple but layered message: I care, I am here, I keep loving you. Depending on the moment in which it is offered, it can symbolize family love, lasting friendship, support through a hard chapter, or the memory of a loved one. This versatility is precisely what sets it apart.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd936a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd936a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A symbol of love, friendship and support<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbf395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbf395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Offering a <strong>hug ring<\/strong> means offering an embrace that stays. It suits a mother walking with her daughter through a new chapter as much as a friend marking a deep bond. Many women wear it every day as a quiet reminder that someone, somewhere, loves them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7ff431\" data-id=\"b7ff431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c69fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c69fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065-1024x987.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065-1024x987.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065-1536x1481.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065-600x579.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/La-Joie-En-Rose_Avril-2025_065.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3880b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3880b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a589dcf\" data-id=\"a589dcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c528c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c528c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A source of comfort across distance or absence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30c37e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30c37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For those separated from loved ones by geography, illness or a packed schedule, this piece becomes an anchor. A glance, and the symbolic presence of someone dear comes back to life. Many wearers say they reach for their hug ring in difficult moments, the way you instinctively reach for someone&#8217;s hand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14db2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b14db2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A tangible embrace for those in grief<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e436ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e436ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is one of the most moving dimensions of this piece. The <strong>hug ring<\/strong> is increasingly worn in memory of a loved one, whether a parent, a child or a companion. It replaces nothing, of course, but it gives an object to rest your fingers on when sorrow surfaces. Without the solemnity of a traditional funeral piece, it opens a softer, more everyday space to carry someone&#8217;s memory.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0778b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0778b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical contact, a fundamental human need<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699e5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699e5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Physical contact shapes human bonds from the very first moments of life. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/caringforkids.cps.ca\/handouts\/pregnancy-and-babies\/skin-to-skin-care-for-babies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Paediatric Society<\/a>, skin-to-skin care between a parent and a newborn supports early bonding (also called attachment), helps stabilize the baby&#8217;s body temperature, breathing and heart rate, and contributes to relational health and well-being. The <strong>hug ring<\/strong> does not replace real contact, but it belongs to the same concept: a presence made tangible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94dd4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94dd4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is a hug ring for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15160f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15160f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no single right answer. The hug ring suits any relationship in which you want to leave lasting tenderness. Here are the situations we see most often at La Joie en Rose.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8957447 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8957447\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5944b8\" data-id=\"a5944b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecde87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ecde87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To a mother, a daughter, a sister<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76248f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f76248f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is one of the most popular choices in Canada, especially around Mother&#8217;s Day, a birthday or a major life passage (leaving for university, a wedding, a first pregnancy, or grief).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c664a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43c664a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To a close friend, near or far<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a89cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a89cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To celebrate a friendship that has stood the test of time, or to walk alongside a friend who is moving away, the hug ring stands in for the words that are hard to find. It says \u00abI am here\u00bb, without needing anything more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce6443d\" data-id=\"ce6443d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0782d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0782d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_.jpg 642w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PXL_20241220_194156454.MP_-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78485f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78485f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5292b16\" data-id=\"5292b16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c6550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2c6550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In memory of a loved one<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1681c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1681c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many women wear it in memory of a mother, a grandmother or a child. The gesture is one of choosing a piece they will wear for themselves, the way you keep a precious memento close.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c046145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c046145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To yourself, as a gesture of self-love<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2e183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd2e183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More discreet but steadily growing, buying one for yourself is a quiet act of comfort, often after a breakup, a loss or simply a difficult stretch. The hug ring then becomes a daily reminder that tenderness can also come from within.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381566c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381566c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe63a94\" data-id=\"fe63a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf2cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cf2cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to choose your hug ring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824a427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"824a427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The choice comes down to three main criteria: material, fit and personalization. These three elements shape both the durability of the piece and the emotional weight it will carry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69eb4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f69eb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The material: sterling silver, gold or plated<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ca050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ca050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sterling silver 925 is the most common choice: durable, hypoallergenic and affordable. 10K or 14K gold (yellow, white or rose) offers greater longevity and suits those who wear their ring at all times, including in the shower. Plated models are more accessible, but their finish fades with time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f672f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f672f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An adjustable ring that fits every hand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db12c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db12c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most <strong>hug rings<\/strong> are designed as open bands, which means you can gently tighten or loosen them. This is a real advantage when buying a gift: you do not need to know the exact ring size of the person receiving it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f8a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86f8a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personalization: birthstone, engraving or integrated symbol<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec38db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec38db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many jewelers offer personalization options: adding a birthstone, engraving a name or a date, choosing a finish (yellow, white or rose gold). This is what turns a beautiful piece into a unique one, deeply tied to a person or a relationship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7cfd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7cfd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A hug ring by La Joie en Rose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7328b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7328b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At La Joie en Rose, we offer the <a href=\"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/en\/product\/love-and-friendship-hug-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love and Friendship Hug Ring<\/a>, available in sterling silver and in 10K or 14K gold (yellow, white or rose). Each model is adjustable, available in every size, and can be personalized with a birthstone to turn it into a truly one-of-a-kind piece.<br \/>Whether you want to walk alongside a friend, honour a mother, mark the end of a breastfeeding journey or carry the memory of a loved one, this piece reflects the mission that has guided our family business from the start: turning a precious bond into a treasured keepsake.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0af531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0af531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lajoieenrose.ca\/en\/product\/love-and-friendship-hug-ring\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the Love and Friendship Hug Ring<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3330080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3330080\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b66a1fb\" data-id=\"b66a1fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3ffa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a3ffa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about the hug ring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e342c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e342c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does a hug ring mean?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\"><p>It symbolizes a permanent embrace and stands for love, friendship, support and remembrance. It is a piece you offer to say that you remain close, in spite of distance or absence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which finger should you wear a hug ring on?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\"><p>There is no rule. Most wearers choose the ring finger, the middle finger or the index of the non-dominant hand. Some pick a specific finger tied to the person they wish to keep close.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can you wear a hug ring in water?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\"><p>A ring in solid sterling silver or gold handles water without issue. Gold-plated or rose-gold-plated models wear down faster with repeated contact with water and soaps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do you adjust an adjustable hug ring?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\"><p>Gently press on the body of the band to tighten or widen it, never directly on the sculpted hands, which are more delicate. The adjustment should be made once or twice at most, to protect the metal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2385\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2385\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can you give a hug ring as a memorial gesture?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2385\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2385\"><p>Yes, this is something we see often at La Joie en Rose. 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