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Diamond brilliance is white sparkles of light coming from the diamond.
Diamond percentages are all compared to the widest part of the diamond; the girdle.
Most colored diamonds are heat-treated to improve color.
85% of all the diamonds mined are not used in jewelry.
A lot of skin care products on the market today use diamond dust as an active ingredient.
Diamonds were originally weighed against the seed of a carob tree.
Diamonds are made of 100% pure carbon.
The specific gravity of a diamond is 3.52.
Diamonds are over 3.4 billion years old.
Diamonds come from a volcanic rock called Kimberlite.
Archduke Maximilian started the whole diamond engagement ring tradition in 1477.
Diamonds have come from outer space (appearing in crashed meteorites).
The name diamond comes from the Greek word “Adamas“.
There is a diamond mine in Arkansas (Crater of Diamonds state park), that is open to the public so they can dig for diamonds.
America buys 50% of all the diamonds mined in the world.
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Did you know that these nesting dolls are called a Matryoshka? It is a set of typically seven wooden dolls of decreasing sizes that all fit inside of each other, one by one. Each stacking doll splits in half at the midsection and opens to reveal another smaller doll nested within. Each Matryoshka is handmade, for this reason, it is unique: you cannot find two Matryoshka identical.
In Russian, the word “Matryoshka” is matrëška, the diminutive name for Matrëna, a female name which comes from Latin word matron (mother).
The symbolic meaning
Matryoshka is made by different dolls. The biggest doll is called “mother”, the smallest one is called seed.
Originally, the biggest doll represents a strong female matriarch who is the main symbol of the Russian family. In itself, the doll fits inside little dolls which represent daughters and sons.
For this reason, Matryoshka represents fertility and motherhood.
The Matryoshka is also the symbol of Russia: the big doll represents Russia mother, and in itself she hosts children, women, men, but also feelings like pain, happiness, joy. It is a mother who can host all these things.
Matryoshka can represent also our life: we are like a big doll with other dolls inside which represent our stories, relationships, experiences. We are one person with different experiences. The seed represents our soul which is innocent and it is the real essence of ourselves.
