If you are still young enough to admit you have birthdays and your birthday falls in April then you actually know the diamond is April’s birthstones. Celebrities who have already got a love affair with diamonds are even more apt to be seen wearing diamonds if their birthday is in April. There are numerous April celebrities that share the diamond birthstone with you.
But were you aware that the diamond is also deep in mystical powers from ancient times? It is claimed to enhance ones competence, trust and love relations.
Diamonds also have a long history in their medical qualities. During ancient times diamonds were believed to heal illness. Diamonds were first placed into the bed to warm the diamond to improve their healing qualities.
It is even expounded that over the centuries Cupid’s arrows were tipped in diamonds and thus it earned its reputation as the ideal present of love.
The white and brilliant hues diamonds suggest life, joy and innocence. But truly diamonds come in a wide range of colours other than white which includes shades of gray, brown, yellow, blue, red, and green.
Pre 1400′s diamonds were only available to those of royal blood who were the sole people ready to wear the symbol of courage and invincibility. During the mid 1400s The Archduke Maximillian gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy beginning the long history of diamond engagement bands which is still carried on today.
The practice of wearing a diamond engagement band on the 3rd finger often referred to as the ring finger commenced in Egyptian times because it was believed the vein of love ran thru this finger right to the heart.
Besides being the birthstone for April there is no present that’s more symbological of love than a diamond and no more convincing promise of never-ending and everlasting love.
Traditional Greeks believed that diamonds were chips of stars that fell from the sky making a trip to earth. Others respected to diamonds as Gods Tears or dew drops. The origin of the first diamond hasn’t ever been unravelled and remains a puzzle to geologists and sciences even today.
Initially geologists thought that India was the first river-bed source for mining diamonds. The ancient Hindus called the diamond Vajra that means lightening. It earned this name due to its incredible strength and the light rays it emitted. Besides being the most lovely gem they are also the toughest substance found on earth. Diamonds have been mined Botswana, Australia, Russia and South africa, and lately Canada has been added to that list.
April does have an alternative birthstone which is the opal. Unlike diamonds which are simply crystallized carbon, opals are found deep in the earth where the extreme heat develops this beautiful stone.
So even though there are many April celebrities that share the diamond birthstone with you the diamond is a celebrity and star all by itself. Recognized back to ancient times for its symbol of love and its beautiful brilliancy.
