The Swastika Is An Ancient Symbol of Good Luck

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The Swastika is an ancient symbol of good luck.

Many Far
Eastern cultures still use it such as Japan which uses the
symbol to mark temples on maps. Some cultural hiccups have
happened like when a couple of Jewish kids buying pokemon
cards imported from Japan and these cards had swastikas on
them.

Another one would be in the famous NES hit title The Legend of
Zelda which had one of the dungeons completely shaped as a
Swastika which shows that Japan doesn’t look at the swastika
as a bad symbol like it is in the West.

Another ancient symbol still used in modern times are the


Zodiac signs. The Zodiac symbols actually go as far back as
ancient Mesopotamia in Akkadian-Babylonia! Even though the
Zodiac has been around since Assyria-Babylonia, the symbols
themselves derive from Greco-Roman times. Useful not just for
helping recognize and map out the stars but also for B.S.ing
people who believe in horoscopes.
The star and crescent are most commonly used by Muslims and
was made popular as an Islamic symbol by the Ottoman-Turkish
Muslims by using it as the emblem of the Ottoman empire.

Even though it’s used as an Islamic symbol today, the Star and
Crescent’s origins actually stem from Ancient Mesopotamia as
well!

It’s also possible that the star and crescent used by the
Ottomans was a redesign of the Byzantine Roman version:

Another symbol in use today by modern society is the Hamsa aka


the Hand of Mary: The symbol is most commonly used by
Christians, Jews, and Muslims of the Middle East as a symbol
of protection. The symbol itself originates from, you guessed
it, ancient Mesopotamia!
The Fish/ichthys and the Cross/Crucifix:

The Fish/ichthys was used a secret Christian symbol during


Roman times when the Romans used to utterly hate Christians!
The Cross/Crucifix itself obviously is the major, open symbol
of Christianity as it represents how Jesus perished and to
keep his sacrifice in mind.

the most famous and widely used symbol in history: The


Alphabet!

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