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1) "Birthstone" -- As to birthstone pendant birth·stone Pronunciation: 'b&rth-"stOn Function: noun : a gemstone associated symbolically with the month of one's birth Pronunciation Symbols A child's first birthday party. It is customary in many cultures to celebrate the anniversary of one's birthday, for example by having a birthday party with family and/or friends. Gifts are often given to the person celebrating the birthday. It is also customary to treat people specially on their birthday, either generally acceding to their wishes, or subjecting them to a rite of transition. - 1 Western private birthday traditions
- 1.1 History of celebration of birthdays in the West
- 1.2 Testing
- 1.3 Special birthdays
- 2 Official/Alternative birthdays and name day
- 3 Birthday gift symbolism
- 3.1 Birthstones
- 3.2 Zodiac stones
- 3.3 Birth flowers
- 4 Trivia
- 5 Technical issues
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
| It is thought that the large-scale celebration of birthdays in Europe began with the cult of Mithras, which originated in Persia but was spread by soldiers throughout the Roman Empire. Before this, such celebrations were not common; and, hence, practices from other contexts such as the Saturnalia were adapted for birthdays. Because many Roman soldiers took to Mithraism, it had a wide distribution and influence throughout the empire until it was supplanted by Christianity. Birthday celebrations were rare during the Middle Ages but saw a resurgence with the advent of the Reformation. During this period, they were seen as a good way to transfer customs from the saint's days to other dates not linked to the newly repudiated veneration of saints. Even today, the celebration of birthdays is not universal in the West; in addition to those people preferring name day celebr..."
2) "Pendant" -- As to birthstone pendant pen·dant Variant(s): also pen·dent /'pen-d&nt; 3 and 4 are also 'pe-n&nt, 5 is also pän-'dän/ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English pendaunt, from Anglo-French pendant, from present participle of pendre to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere, from Latin pendEre; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight 1 : something suspended: as a : an ornament (as on a necklace) allowed to hang free b : an electrical fixture suspended from the ceiling 2 : a hanging ornament of roofs or ceilings much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture 3 : a length of line usually used as a connector on a boat or ship; especially : a short rope hanging from a spar and having at its free end a block or spliced thimble 4 chiefly British : PENNANT 1a 5 a : COMPANION PIECE b : something secondary or supplementary Pronunciation Symbols Egyptian pendant (Louvre Museum) A pendant (from Old French) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. In modern French this is a word meaning âduringâ (also the gerund form of "hanging"). Pendants have several purposes: - ornamentation
- identification (i.e. religious symbols, sexual symbols, symbols of rock bands)
- protection (i.e. amulets, religious symbols)
- self-affirmation (i.e. initials, names)
- ostentation (i.e. jewels).
- award (i.e Scouting Ireland Chief Scout's Award, Order of CĂșChulainn)
These purposes can be combined (i.e. a richly jewelled symbol). - A teach pendant is a portable control device used in industrial robotics.
- A cable pendant is one of a series of cables that is horizontally suspended across a flight deck of aircraft carriers for aircraft to land by catching with tailhook.
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