Goodbye March
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Hello April
In the northern hemisphere April is a most confusing month; rainy and wet one day, the next full of a warm promise of green growth to come. Besides the weather, the month is full of surprises and contradictions, prized for rebirth and endings.
April is named after the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. In the Roman calendar, the fourth month April is spelled Aprilis, meaning "to open." The name Aprilis, then, fits April, because in so many places in the northern hemisphere April is the month when trees and flowers begin to bloom and go on to flower.
Two signs in the traditional Zodiac calendar fall in April, both of which are domestic animals, quadrupeds with cloven hoofs. People born in the first part of the month between March 21st and April 19th are said to be born under the sign of Aries the Ram, a Sun sign which is ruled by the planet Mars. Those born from April 20th to May 20th are born under Taurus the Bull, an Earth sign who is ruled by the planet Venus.
Two flowers signify the month of April: the daisy and the sweet pea. The daisy symbolises innocence, loyal love, and purity. The sweat pea signifies blissful pleasure, and are used to say goodbye.
The birthstone for people born in April is the diamond, one of the hardest substances on earth. The word diamond comes from the early Greek word adamas, meaning untamable and related to our word adamant. That's because the Greeks knew a tough customer when they saw one.
You must love April. It is just like life.
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