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The origin of the swastika goes back 3000 years. Swastika-shaped ornaments have been found through archaeological evidence dating from the Neolithic period. The word 'swastika' is derived from 'Sanskrit' meaning 'lucky object'. It can aslo mean 'good luck' and is associated with well-being. Various versions of the swastika has been widely used in religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, as well as in Greco-Roman and Celtic antiquity and in Pre-Christian culture in the West. Some Native American tribes have also used the swastika shape. From the 1930s the swastika became associated with the Nazis in Germany and has since become a taboo symbol in the Western world, for example it is outlawed in Germany to use the swastika. Nowadays it is associated with political extremist and neo-Nazi groups like the Ku Klux Klan, the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging in South Africa and the Russian National Unity.
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∙ 13y agoThe origin of the swastika goes back 3000 years. Swastika-shaped ornaments have been found through archaeological evidence dating from the Neolithic period. The word 'swastika' is derived from 'Sanskrit' meaning 'lucky object'. It can aslo mean 'good luck' and is associated with well-being. Various versions of the swastika has been widely used in religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, as well as in Greco-Roman and Celtic antiquity and in Pre-Christian culture in the West. Some Native American tribes have also used the swastika shape. From the 1930s the swastika became associated with the Nazis in Germany and has since become a taboo symbol in the Western world, for example it is outlawed in Germany to use the swastika. Nowadays it is associated with political extremist and neo-Nazi groups like the Ku Klux Klan, the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging in South Africa and the Russian National Unity.
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What is the name of nazi sign?
That is easy the answers is swastika.
How do you type a swastika?
Here, just copy it. 卍 ^ that's NOT a swastika. its backwards
Is it legal in Canada to display a swastika in public?
well,, swastika is a thing from Hitler,,, so, i think not.... well... maybe... -.-'
German postcard 1935 with swastika on it?
I have one with a swastika lite up on top of a round tower in Befreiungsjabr 1935
What was the emblem of the Nazi Party?
Swastika
What does the swastika mean in Nepal?
In Nepal, the swastika is a symbol of good fortune. The word "swastika" comes from Sanskrit, and means "all is well." The swastika is important to Nepalese Hindus and Buddhists, whose gods can often be seen holding swastikas.
What was the symbol for Hitler?
The swastika.
What is the purpose of Swaskita?
don't you mean the swastika? the swastika was the nazi symbol. don't you mean the swastika? the swastika was the nazi symbol.
What was the symbol of Hitler's political party?
The symbol of Hitler's political party, the Nazis, was the swastika.
What does a swastika symbolize?
A Swastika is the symbol for Nazi Germany.
What does the nazi simbol means?
Hitler took the Swastika from Hindu mythology. It symbolizes peace and prosperity. Ironic, no?
Where can you sell a swastika?
The internet. Swastika's are illegal in some countries.
When was The Pink Swastika created?
The Pink Swastika was created in 1995.
When was Swastika Night created?
Swastika Night was created in 1937.
How would the word swastika look like in a sentence?
I was swastika.
What is the name of nazi sign?
That is easy the answers is swastika.
When was Swastika Laundry created?
Swastika Laundry was created in 1912.
