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In the children's barrack of the Maidenek concentration camp it has been reported that the children scratched and etched hundreds of butterflies on the walls. The butterflies were supposedly a message of hope, that despite the fact that they would be dead before long, their souls would not die.
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∙ 12y agoDuring the second world war many people were put into prisons, they knew that they were going to die. So on the walls of the prisons they drew butterflies with their nails or stones. These butterflies represented their souls. It had a significance, like how a larva turns out into a butterfly an flies out of the coccon, similarlr once they die, they would completely come out of their suffering and hardships and once again live life in peace and freedom.
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What name is given to the Nazi massacre of over 6 million Jews?
The Holocaust
When was the Jewish Holocaust fought?
The Holocaust wasn't a war. Please see the related questions.
What is one aspect of the holocaust?
One aspect of the Holocaust is murder, there was a lot of killing in the Holocaust.
Who is Edith knall was she in the Holocaust?
she was a girl in the holocaust
What was the holocaust time period reffered to as?
'The Holocaust'.
What does the Butterfly symbolism mean in the Holocaust?
Children in the concentration camps would use their fingernails and pebbled to etch butterflies into the walls. They said that it was their way of living on and leaving a message of hope for incoming children. They said that they knew that they were going to die but they could live on in their butterflies.
Are butterflies insects or mammals?
No, butterflies are not classified as reptiles. Butterflies are insects.
What does zymac kill?
butterflies nest
What is the plural form of butterfly?
= butterflies is already plural =
what butterflies at a butterfly park is 8:4. The ratio of South American butterflies to European butterflies is 4:2. There are 64 North American butterflies at the butterfly park. How many butterflies are there?
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Butterflies are the same size of what?
of the shape of the butterflies
What do butterflies look like when they landed?
Butterflies.
How may bones do butterflies have?
Butterflies do not have bones.
Are there butterflies in Michoacan?
Yes!! There are butterflies in Michoacan.
Are there butterflies in the safari?
there are butterflies in the forest but little
What is the largest family of butterflies?
The largest family of butterflies is the Nymphalidae.
Are butterflies people or not people?
I don't think so, butterflies are insect which means they have an exoskeleton, and exoskeleton doesn't have pores.
