Tanzania is a country rich in folklore and legend. At the time of tanzanite’s discovery, local Maasai communities wove bold and colorful stories around the creation of this exceptional stone. They told that the land was set ablaze by a bolt of lightning, and that the heat from this magic ‘fire from the sky’ transformed crystals on the ground into shimmering blue-violet gems. When the last cinders dissolved into the earth and the thick smoke settled, awestruck tribesmen filled their pouches with the mystical stones, intuitively knowing that these jewels would bring a better life.
The American Gem Society has listed Tanzanite as a December birthstone and is increasingly regarded as the birthstone, irrespective of the month, as a celebration of new life and new beginnings. Maasai custom underlines the authenticity of this association. Since its discovery, tanzanite has represented transformation and a better life for the people of Tanzania. Blue is, and has always been, a sacred, spiritual color to the Maasai. According to age old custom only women who have been blessed with fertility, with the miracle of new life, have the honor of wearing blue beads and garb. A modern Maasai tradition has evolved, whereby Maasai chiefs give tanzanite to their wives on the birth of a baby to bestow upon the child a healthy, positive and successful life
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