Peace symbols - Search
Open links in new tab
  1. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peace_symbols

    Peace symbols - Wikipedia

    • A number of peace symbols have been used many ways in various cultures and contexts. The dove and olive branch was used symbolically by early Christians and then eventually became a secular peace symbol, popularized by a Dove lithograph by Pablo Picasso after World War II. In the 1950s, the "peace sign", as it is known today (also known as "peace and love… See more

    Olive branch

    The use of the olive branch as a symbol of peace in Western civilization dates at least to 5th century BC … See more

    Dove and olive branch

    The use of a dove as a symbol of peace originated with early Christians, who portrayed baptism accompanied by a dove, often on their sepulchres.
    The New Testament compared the dove to the … See more

    Broken rifle

    The broken rifle symbol is used by War Resisters' International (WRI) and its affiliates but predates the foundation of WRI in 1921. The first known example of the symbol is in the masthead of the January 1909 issue … See more

    White poppy

    In 1933, during a period in which there was widespread fear of war in Europe, the Women's Co-operative Guild began the practice of distributing white poppies as an alternative to the red poppies distributed by the … See more

    Roerich's peace banner

    Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947), a Russian artist, cultural activist, and philosopher, founded a movement to protect cultural artifacts. Its symbol was a maroon-on-white emblem consisting of three solid circles in a surroundin… See more

    Peace symbol

    The symbol now known internationally as the "peace symbol" or "peace sign", was created in 1958 as a symbol for Britain's campaign for nuclear disarmament. It went on to be widely adopted in the American anti-war m… See more

    Rainbow flag

    The international peace flag in the colours of the rainbow was first used in Italy on a 1961 peace march from Perugia to Assisi organized by the pacifist and social philosopher Aldo Capitini (1899–1968). Inspired by … See more

    Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license
    Feedback
    Kizdar net | Kizdar net | Кыздар Нет