{"id":38572,"date":"2026-10-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=38572"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T00:03:19","slug":"birthstone-meanings-history-birthstone-jewels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=38572","title":{"rendered":"Birthstone Meanings. #History #birthstone #jewels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birthstones and their meanings&nbsp;have fascinated people far back in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enjoy these&nbsp;few facts about them,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suzi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suzilove.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/diamond_smlqueensgolddiamond.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/suzilove.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/diamond_smlqueensgolddiamond.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"Diamond\" class=\"wp-image-33278\" style=\"width:108px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As far back as 1400 BC, the Assyrians believed that rare and beautiful gemstones possessed magical properties. Some minerals were thought to possess a force or contain certain values and powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tradition associates a gem with each sign of the zodiac based on a color system. Color was thought to release the power attributed to the stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, birthstones became associated with calendar months rather than the zodiac. People began selecting birthstones in colors other than the original colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Roman, Arabic, Jewish, Polish, Russian and Italian lists were all different. In 1912, the American National Association of Jewelers, which later became Jewelers of America, adopted the list as we now know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/profile\/suzi-love\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suzi_BookBub.png\" alt=\"Suzi Love Book Bub https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/profile\/suzi-love\" class=\"wp-image-34446\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suzi_BookBub.png 700w, https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suzi_BookBub-600x567.png 600w, https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suzi_BookBub-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suzi_BookBub-640x605.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birthstones and their meanings&nbsp;have fascinated people far back in history. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enjoy these&nbsp;few facts about them, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suzi As far back as 1400 BC, the Assyrians believed that rare and beautiful gemstones possessed magical properties. Some minerals were thought to possess a force or contain certain values and powers. Tradition associates a gem with each sign of the zodiac based on a color system. Color was thought to release the power <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=38572\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[971,964,979,985,483],"tags":[755,791,250],"class_list":["post-38572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1700s","category-1800s","category-1900s","category-customs","category-history","tag-customs-and-traditions","tag-history","tag-jewelry"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Suzi Love","author_link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?author=1"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Birthstone Meanings. #History #birthstone #jewels - Suzi Love<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=38572\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Birthstone Meanings. #History #birthstone #jewels - Suzi Love\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Birthstones and their meanings&nbsp;have fascinated people far back in history. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enjoy these&nbsp;few facts about them, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suzi As far back as 1400 BC, the Assyrians believed that rare and beautiful gemstones possessed magical properties. 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