Birthstones by Day of the Week!

Almost everyone is familiar with their birthstone, which is traditionally assigned according to the month in which one is born.  A few people may know that they can instead choose to use the stone associated with their zodiac sign as an alternative to the traditional monthly gemstone.  Did you know that another alternative to choosing a birthstone to wear is by day of the week?  Therefore, if you do not like your monthly birthstone or astrological stone, then you can find out what day of the week you were born and choose that stone instead.  Check out the daily choices suggested by the  International Gem Society (IGS) in chart below.

Day of the Week
Birthday Stone Choices
Phenomena Alternatives
Sunday
Monday
Pearl or Rock Crystal
Tuesday
Star Sapphire 
Wednesday
Amethyst or Lodestone
Star Ruby
Thursday
Sapphire or Carnelian
Cat’s Eye
Friday
Alexandrite or Cat’s Eye
Saturday

If you like the day of week idea, you may also find the below video of old nursery rhyme describing a child 's personality by day of birth interesting?  Personally it was wrong for me, but still cute.  If you like the poem, you can also download the words as a poster from Familii blog.

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