May 24:Gemini

Birthday flower: Oriental poppy

The 5th century, against the friar saint of pagan, flower first

Since ancient times, Christianity is a link to the sage and specific flower habits, this followed in the church when honor saints, often caused by altar ornament with blooming flowers!In medieval Catholic monasteries, is like a garden center of planting all kinds of flowers, over time, the church will be 366 days of saint respectively and different flowers and together, to form the so-called flower calendar.At that time most of the monasteries in southern Europe, southern Europe is Mediterranean climate, very suitable for planting flowers.Oriental poppy on behalf of the saints, is the 5th century, was born in column island Lin (from southern France nice to David spitz and summer resort in northern Italy) monk ─ ─ the guest first, he has the most influential speech, strongly opposed the existence of the pagan.

says: delicate

This plant is about 90 cm high, although not high, but because the stem is too thin soft, need with sticks support, therefore, says represents the "slight".By the blessing of the flower people, often sick.However, there will be a turnaround after a serious illness, the other half of the expected, had better be gentle, kindly understand.

Birthstone: emerald

Pure bright light, like spring green emeralds, had the characteristics of mood bright beautiful, no wonder the ancient Romans will see it as a gem, and used as an idol of the eyes.As western there is an old proverb: "want to find a flawless emerald, and far more difficult than beauty find a perfect person."

As western there is an old proverb: "want to find a flawless emerald, and far more difficult than beauty find a perfect person."Almost all natural emerald defective, this is the best evidence prove that it is the true natural gems.Emerald is all the stones, imitation and synthetics at most one.In the age of the gem identification method has not yet universal, it used to be the root of many stone chagrin, sad!

The legend of emerald

Cleopatra kristi opie took leave many legends, heard her favorite or emerald green.At the time of the old continent, and the only emerald mines in Egypt.Legend has it that the mine for kristi opie took all the individual, and so do the "rob li opie pull off mountain".The Alexander the great conquered Egypt said, and left all kinds of cruel story of a tyrant, Nero, for the emerald produced here, there are abnormal persistent love.Nero will be enshrined in the temple of the emerald has given his queen Bhopal.Bhopal with this stone made a pair of glasses for Nero and nine pieces of her own personal ornaments.