All About April

All About April:

Birthstone: The birthstone of April is a diamond. A diamond is thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is known to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.

Flower: The flower of April is a Daisy. Daisies often symbolize beauty, innocence, love or purity. In addition, they can also mean, “I’ll never tell.”

Animal of April:  Animals of April are rabbits and dragons. A rabbit symbolizes kindness and sensitivity. A dragon symbolizes a demanding and majestic entity.

Holidays in April:  April Fools Day, Earth Day, Easter, and Autism Awareness Day.

Facts about April: 

• April is named for Aphrodite.

• Leonaardo Da Vinci was born in April.

• William Shakespeare was born and died in April.

• In the Southern Hemisphere, our spring is in April while the Southern Hemisphere experiences spring like weather in October.

•  In Ancient Rome the month of April was sacred to the goddess Venus. 

• The arrival of the cuckoo bird in April is a signal that spring has arrived. 

• April is the month when the professional baseball season begins in the United States.