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The Fylfot, commonly known as the swastika, is a mystical symbol representing the solar power, fire, life and vigour. It was discovered on tombs, monuments, pottery, coins and jewellery dating back to the Bronze Age. A nomadic tribe of Eurasians, the Scythians, may have been the first to use the fylfot as a symbol with spiritual significance. But it has been found in such other cultures as: Hindu, Chinese, Native American, Celtic, Greek and Etruscan. It appears on Buddhist statues in India & China circa 200 BC. As a Chinese hieroglyph it represents prosperity, good luck and longevity. In the early 1900s, when it was adopted by right-wing German nationalists, it was suggested the counter-clockwise (or Buddhist) version of the fylfot be chosen to represent their group, as it represented good fortune. Hitler himself rejected the design and insisted on the (unlucky) clock-wise version.

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