Does Tanzanite have any special meaning or properties?
Tanzanite is the first Gemstone to have been added by the American Gem Trade Association to the list of Birthstones since 1912 and is now an official Birthstone for December. The Massai Tribesmen give it to all their newborn children as the celebration of new life and new beginnings. This growing tradition has its roots is Maasai custom, which upholds the color blue as sacred and spiritual. According to Maasai folklore, only women blessed with fertility, with the miracle of new life, have the honor of wearing blue beads and fabric.
