The Stones That The Ancients Revered – Garnet And Amethyst

Did you know? Noah is said to have made use of a garnet lantern to help steer his massive Ark? While the ancient Egyptians considered the amethyst as the stone of ‘good luck’? The good news is that both these fabulous gemstones are yours to give your wife on the 6th wedding anniversary.

Makes a chap’s life so much easier, doesn’t it, when he has it all laid out neatly before him. What a relief, the jewellery makers also added their bit to the anniversary year gift list. So, diamonds are not the only stones that you can give her on this special day. Garnet and amethysts are two fabulous gemstones in their own right, boasting a highly rich history of use and importance.

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Available in stunning purple or lilac, the amethyst teams up best with sterling silver as does the dark red or green garnet. Goes best with dangling pendants or earrings to showcase their rich beauty. Just take a look at the amethyst’s image on this page: 6th Wedding Anniversary Gifts.

While you are there, you can also soak up all the other great gift ideas for this anniversary year. If flowers are her weakness, then make sure you give her the gorgeous Calla Lily, the bloom for the 6th year.

Want to see what a garnet looks like? See here 6th anniversary gemstones.

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If you have hit a road block when it comes to buying her that worthwhile gift for your 3rd wedding anniversary, take heart. You are not the alone. Suddenly this whole anniversary thing hits you. While getting her a special present for the first year seemed easy, the subsequent years seem to call upon every last ounce of your creativity – and then some!

Yes, we know, the third doesn’t seem much of a ‘historic’ year or anything. But, given the rather depressing marriage market statistics, for every one marriage that falls by the wayside, there is another that is ushering in their 3rd wedding anniversary.

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Okay, let’s cut to the chase. If it is jewellery that you have fallen back upon, make it appropriate for this year. This means crystal jewellery. Yes, they sparkle and glitter like diamonds, so that makes them anniversary-worthy straightaway.

If you have heard of crystal healing, you’ll be aware that these multi-coloured stones have played a powerful role down the centuries. And because they come in so many different colours, you get to choose from a huge variety! Go ahead, pick her favourite colour and you’ll be sure to find a corresponding crystal. Interestingly, each colour also has its own significance. So, green crystals signify love, health and harmony while protection and trust is conveyed by the light blues ones.

You can see an image of a crystal on this page: 3rd Wedding Anniversary Gifts.

Browse through other interesting nuggets of information regarding the 3rd year while you are there.

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The traditional 14th wedding anniversary gift is ivory. Now, in olden times — when the tradition of giving certain gifts on certain wedding anniversaries became established — ivory was a luxury good in widespread use. And, it was perfectly acceptable to buy and give ivory.

Of course, nowadays most of use would shudder at the thought of giving or receiving ivory. Thankfully, there is an answer. Precisely because of some of these more antiquated traditions, a modern alternative has established itself. And, the accepted contemporary 14th anniversary gift is gold jewellery. Jackpot! — you will be absolutely spoilt for choice!

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You can score a double whammy with your gold jewellery by ensuring it has the gemstone moss agate featured in it. After all, moss agate is the customary gemstone for 14th anniversaries. Besides, moss agate is “hailed as the stone of abundance due to its powerful wealth-attracting properties”. And, we could probably all do with some wealth attracting properties in these gloomy post-banking crisis times. Plus, it looks absolutely delightful too — as shown in the picture on this page: 14th Wedding Anniversary Gifts.

Go there and, besides checking out the myths, legends and spiritual properties of moss agate, you will also discover that the 14th wedding anniversary should be marked with the giving of Dahlia (flowers) not red roses. And, there’s a handy picture of those too!

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