While the majority of folks around the world are preparing to dress up for one of the most lucrative retail holidays in this fallen world, Halloween, I decided to write this article for all of you who are Christians and do not know the origins of this tradition. If you think that the Roman Catholic… Continue reading Origins of Halloween
Category: Variety
Satanism in public schools – Florida, USA
If you live in Florida and happen to allow your children go to public schools you have to get ready. A new/old religion is coming to the classes – Satanism! Yes, you read it correctly. It recently became legal to teach about Satanism in schools and there is nothing that you can do about it.… Continue reading Satanism in public schools – Florida, USA
“God’s Not Dead” – The movie.
Though this blog is about symbols around us, I guess in someway movies are symbolic as well if you think about it. Lets get into it. I cannot express to you how happy I was to see this movie last night. It is a rarity to see movie on a cruise ship’s… Continue reading “God’s Not Dead” – The movie.
Four Leaf Clover – Warnemünde, Germany
In our world today there are probably as many superstitions there are four leave clovers. People around the world seem to love superstitions and at times adjust their lives to them, to be happy or avoid tragedy. I can tell you, very bluntly, that I am not superstitious at all. When I was a kid… Continue reading Four Leaf Clover – Warnemünde, Germany
The Eternal Snake Ouroboros – Stockholm, Sweden
I got very excited to see this symbol on my way to old town Stockholm. I decided to write a quick description of the symbol over my phone. While first emerging in Ancient Egypt, the Ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it… Continue reading The Eternal Snake Ouroboros – Stockholm, Sweden
Truth about the symbols of Unicef and the United Nations
Right outside the port of Copenhagen, Denmark, resides a Unicef building. This was actually the first symbol I noticed after a long Atlantic ocean crossing earlier this year. After extensive research on this logo I finally decided to describe it for you all in detail. The logo of Unicef contains three symbols that are taken… Continue reading Truth about the symbols of Unicef and the United Nations
Skull and Crossbones in Trinitatis Church – Copenhagen, Denmark
There are so many stories about this symbol and such a wide variety of sources that tell us why this symbols is used. Some sources say that in ancient times it didn’t necessarily have a negative connotation. It was a reminder that this life was not eternal, but provided hope for what was to come… Continue reading Skull and Crossbones in Trinitatis Church – Copenhagen, Denmark
Hotel Neptune – Warnemünde, Germany
The Sign of Neptune – derived from the false god Neptune. Even today, people worship this image by asking it to “bless” newly constructed ships. So goes the long standing tradition of the Line-crossing ceremony: “King Neptune plays a central role in the Line-crossing ceremony initiation rite still current in many navies, coast guards, and merchant fleets.… Continue reading Hotel Neptune – Warnemünde, Germany
Egg – Tallinn, Estonia
The most popular symbol of the egg we know today would be the Easter egg. Easter eggs came from the absurd legend of queen Semiramis in ancient Egypt. The legend states that she ascended from the moon in a giant moon egg that fell into the Euphrates River. This was to have happened at the time of… Continue reading Egg – Tallinn, Estonia
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