January 21 birthstone and all lucky things

Birthday flower on January 21

Birthday flower: Christmas rose

Flower of St. Agreus, the martyr saint of Rome in the fourth century

< p>Since ancient times, Christianity has had the habit of connecting saints with specific flowers. This is due to the fact that when the church commemorates the saints, they often decorate the altar with blooming flowers! In medieval Catholic monasteries, various flowers were planted like a garden center. Over time, the church combined the 366-day saints with different flowers to form The so-called flower calendar. At that time, most of the monasteries were located in southern Europe, which had a Mediterranean climate, which was very suitable for growing flowers and plants. The Christmas rose was the flower chosen to commemorate St. Agreus, the martyr saint of Rome in the fourth century. It grows naturally in mountainous areas from central to southern Europe, Greece and Asia Minor.

The language of flowers: contradiction

The birth flower of January 21st - the Christmas rose, its flower language is "contradiction". It has been a very precious herbal flower since ancient times. However, on the other hand, it is highly toxic, which just meets the contradictory elements. Therefore, people born with the blessing of this flower also have contradictory personalities. He has a childlike and mature character at the same time, which is unpredictable. There are things about him that are incomparable to those of the opposite sex of the same age, so he will most likely fall in love with an older person.

Birthstone: Garnet

Since ancient Egyptian times, garnet has been regarded as a talisman. Since it is the most senior gemstone, it was chosen as the birthstone of January.

The deep red color is like the garnet of Bordeaux red wine, and it is also crystalline like a ripe pomegranate fruit, hence the name garnet. Garnets are produced all over the world. Its raw stones are more charming than diamonds and present beautiful shapes. Garnet can be said to be a symbol of power, elegance, and victory. In the British Victorian era, it was adorned on crowns and other gemstones and was highly valued.

The legend of garnet

Originally, the gem found in Czechoslovakia, the oldest ruins in Europe, was garnet. This string of garnets was strung together with a rope, and legend has it that it was worn by the elders of the tribe. In ancient times, people worshiped the sun as a god, and gemstones that sparkled when exposed to sunlight were considered as mysterious as the sun. It is said that Goethe's lover, Ulluda, often wore red garnets that have been passed down from generation to generation when they were dating. This string of gems is now housed in the Bohemian Museum. Wearing this kind of gemstone makes people feel calm and peaceful, able to understand other people's good intentions and thoughts, and also have the ability to see through everything in the world.