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Symbolical
Birthday gifts are very
illustrious which
includes various
stones depending
on the honored
person’s zodiac.
It is supposed to
have originated
from Biblical
times. The
statistics is as
follows: January –
garnet, February-
amethyst, March-
aquamarine or
bloodstone, April-
diamond, May-
emerald, June-
pearl or moonstone
or alexandrite,
July- ruby,
August- peridot
or sardonyx or
sapphire,
September-
sapphire, October-
tourmaline or
opal, November-
yellow topaz or
satrine and
December- zircon,
turquoise or lapis
lazuli, blue
topaz.
This list is
officially adopted
by the American
National
association of
jewelers in 1912
and it is
currently the most
widely used list
in the United
States and in many
other places
including
Australia and
Thailand. |