GEMSTONES

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Gemstones can be lucky and unlucky. They have associations with each month of the year and have special meanings.

The garnet means constancy and cheerfulness. In the Middle Ages it was a charm against all diseases.

January — Garnet (Constancy)

According to the ancients, the amethyst is fortunate for lovers, businessmen, sportsmen and hunters.

It calms fears, cures many diseases and is a talisman against drunkenness.

February — Amethyst (Sincerity)

The bloodstone is not a very pretty stone for a girl to wear, but it is said to protect from diseases and accidents.

March — Bloodstone (Courage)

The diamond is the most popular of all gems. It symbolises courage in the man and pride in the woman. The ancients taught that the diamond was the most powerfu1 of all gems against the powers of evil. They also believed that it lost its sparkle if touched or worn by a traitor's hand.

April – Dimond (Purity)

The Romans believed that the emerald was good for the eyes, and their cruel Emperor Nero wore emerald eyeglasses. Legend says that if given by one lover to another it will pale and grow dull, when love fades between them.

May — Emerald (Hope)

The agate brings good luck in making and keeping friends. In ancient Rome it was the most fortunate of all stones.

June — Agate or Pearl (Health)

There is a superstition that an engagement ring containing pearls will 'bring tears to the marriage'. But it's fortunate to those who were born under a 'Watery sign'.

June — Agate or Pearl (Health)

There is a superstition that the ruby changes its colour when the person who wears it is in danger.

July — Ruby (Contentment)

The sardonix is powerfu against the bites of snakes. If i is hung round the neck, it

wil bring relief from any pain.

August — Sardonyx (Fidelity)

The sapphire is lucky to lovers and engaged couples.

September — Sapphire (Repentance)

According to tradition, the unluckiest stone of all is the opal. It is often called 'the stone of tears'. But it will bring good luck to those who were born in October.

October —Opal (Loveableness)

The topaz is a good luck stone. It means both money and

friends.

November — Topaz (Cheerfulness)

The blue colour of the turquoise dedicates this stone to Venus, so it is the talisman of lovers and married people. The stone protects from

danger and misfortune. It can change its colour if

the person who wears it is in danger.

December — Turquoise (Unselfishness)