What are Birthstones
The origin of Birthstones can be traced back to Biblical times.
To the ceremonial breastplate used by Moses' brother, a Jewish High Priest named Aaron. As described in Exodus 28, verses 15-30, the breastplate was adorned with 12 stones, one for each tribe of Israel. Twelve precious stones were also assigned to each of the Apostles in the New Testament.
By the Middle Ages, sets of stones were matched up with the angels and archangels of the Bible and the signs of the zodiac. In 18th century Poland, people used single stone amulets as a folk remedy for diseases and to ward off evil. They used a different stones each month.
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January's birthstone
January's birthstone is the Garnet.Garnet is also the traditional anniversary gem celebrating the 2nd year of marriage.
Natural Garnets occurs in every color of the color spectrum, except blue. It is perfectly ok to wear any of these colors you chose
to wear as your January birthstone. You don't have to stick to just red.
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February's Birthstone
February's Birthstone is Amethyst.Amethyst is also the gemstone for the 17th wedding anniversary.
Amethyst is one of the oldest known gemstones dating back over 25,000 years.
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March's Birthstone
March's Birthstone is Aquamarine.Aqua marine is the gemstone for the 17th wedding anniversary.
The name Aquamarine comes form the Latin words water (aqua) and sea (mare)
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April's Birthstone
April's Birthstone is Diamond.Diamond is also the gemstone for the 10th and 60th years of marriage.
The first know Diamond engagement ring was given by Archduke Maximillian of Austria to his bride Mary of Burgundy back in 1477.
So guys now you know who to blame.
The largest diamond found so far is the Cullinan Diamond at 3,106.75 carats.
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May's Birthstone
May's Birthstone is EmeraldEmerald is also gemstone for the 20th and 35th wedding anniversary.
The name Emerald come from the Greek word smaragdos which means green stone.
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June's Birthstone
June's Birthstone is the Pearl.But that was not always the case. Junes traditional birthstone was the Alexandrite. But Alexandrite were so hard to come by that June's birthstone was changed to the Pearl.
Pearls are also used as gemstones for the 3rd and 30th years of marriage.
Pearls are one if the first known, if not the first known gemstone dating all the way back to when man first started to harvest food from the sea.
July's Birthstone
July's Birthstone is RubyRuby is also gemstone for the 15th and 40th wedding anniversary.
Ruby was called the "Lord of Gems" by Ancient Hindus.
In the Dark Ages ruling Monarchs believed Rubies could help protect them against evil by anticipating its arrival. The thought the gems would darken when evil was near and return to its normal color once the danger had passed.
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August's Birthstone
August's Birthstone is the Peridot.Peridot is gemstone for the 16th wedding anniversary
The word Peridot and comes from the Arabic word "faridat" which means gem.
It was first mined by the Egyptians in 1500 B.C.
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September's Birthstone
September's Birthstone is the Sapphire.Sapphire is the gemstone for the 5th and 45th wedding anniversary.
The word Sapphire come from the Greek word for blue "sapphirus".
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Octobers Birthstone
October's Birthstone is the Opal.Opal is the gemstone for the 14th wedding anniversary.
The word Opal comes from the Greek word "opallus" which means to see a change in color.
November's Birthstone
November's Birthstone is Citrine.Citrine is the gemstone for the 13th wedding anniversary.
The name Citrine comes from a French word for lemon, "citrin".
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December's Birthstone
December's Birthstone is Turquoise.Turquoise is the gemstone for the 5th and 11th wedding anniversary.
It is speculated that the name Turquoise comes from "pierre turquoise" which means "Turkish stone" in French.
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