Birth Stone Guide for January at Oishii Jewellery
The birth stone for January is garnet, a stunning stone usually found with a deep red colour, although it can also be found in orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black and pink
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.Garnets have been known to Man for thousands of years. Noah, it is said, used a garnet lantern to help him steer his ark through the dark night.
Garnets are also found in jewellery from early Egyptian, Greek and Roman times. The vibrant red colour has been likened to the flesh of a ripe pomegranate, and the name garnet is derived from the Latin word granatum, meaning 'seedlike'.
Early explorers and travellers liked to carry a garnet with them, as the garnet was popular as a talisman and protective stone, as it was believed to light up the night and protect its bearer from evil and disaster.
In modern times, the garnet has come to symbolize fire, faith, truth, grace and fidelity.
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