Re: Need token help...(Swasticas as good luck symbols)
August 20, 1998 at 07:59:17
In Reply to: Need token help...(Swasticas as good luck symbols)
posted by Kevin Martin on August 19, 1998 at 23:51:34
The use of a swastika (pronounced SVa-STi-Kuh) as good luck came from European history and has its root in the Roman Empire. The Romans carried the symbol with them and it originally was considered a "holy" good luck charm. It stems from Roman paganist pantheon. It often appeared in Roman works as a astronomical symbol.
People of western Europe adopted the symbol, not with paganist religious overtones, but superstition.
Mickey Maguire
magfly@infinet.com
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