This shape always appears abroad. It is a shape with three forks. It is very popular in America. What does that shape mean?

Anti-war sign. Many bands love to paint this kind of thing, and they all take anti-war as their gimmick.

The origin of anti-war signs

V-shaped peace gesture

The symbol of anti-nuclear war, that is, the symbol of peace, is one of the symbols widely used in the world today.

This logo was designed by Gerald Holtom, a participant in the "Nuclear Disarmament Movement" (CDN), at the request of Bertrand Russel, as the badge of the action committee set up to protest against 1958 "Atomic Weapons Development Research Center" in Aldermaston Village, England. The original idea of the logo was put forward by the designers and graduates of the Royal College of Art in London, and it was expressed by a circle of a Christian cross, but it was opposed by Christians.

This symbol is a symbol of death in Teutonic language in ancient northern Europe. It was used as a "symbol of peace" in 1960, and it has been used ever since. Gerald Holtom, a supporter of 1950 peace movement, may be entrusted by Bertrand Russell, the producer of * * *, to design a logo of the left wing of the unity 1958 peace movement. Obviously, Holden and Russell both think that this Teutonic Cross (also known as Nero Cross) is an appropriate symbol of their careers.

However, since two thousand years ago, this symbol has been designed to hate Christians. Nero, a tyrant who despised Christians, crucified St. Peter and turned the cross upside down. The shape of Teutonic Cross symbolized this appalling atrocity and became a very popular badge among pagans at that time. Since then, this symbol has been called Nero's Cross. The origin of this symbol in history proves that it is a visualization of the mysterious characteristics of the sacred Hindu word "Aum (forked y)". The hymn "Om" is believed to help awaken the "evil forces of Brahma" in the human spine. The mystic Albert Parker also thinks this sign is very mysterious in his book about faith and moral assistance.

This symbol (also known as "Broken Cross", "Wrinkle in the Corner of the Eye", "Witch's Foot", "Nero's Cross", "Broken Judaism" and "Anti-Christ Symbol") is actually a broken weapon. It also means "gesture of despair" and "death of mankind". The Germanic tribes who used this symbol endowed it with strange and mysterious attributes. Such "words" are said to be used by the pagan "dark wizard" in spells and curses. ...

Until now, this upside-down broken cross is the same as the socialist "symbol of peace"

In Germany, it is considered as a "death script". It was not only stipulated by Hitler's national society, party member, that it must appear in German obituaries, but also be engraved on the tombstones of Nazi officers in the SS troops. This symbol caters to the Nazi emphasis on paganism. When the two arms of this symbol stand vertically, it is "the life badge of Pythagoras, which constitutes a fork in the road to good and evil." It means fertility and high yield at the same time, but when the arms point down, it means evil and death.

Anton Ravi, the founder of Satan Church, used this symbol as the curtain of his altar. A witch once commented on this sign: it is an ancient and powerful anti-Christ symbol. In the dark ages, it was used in druid magic and the joining ceremony of new members of various Satan worshippers. They drew a magic circle and gave the new member a cross. The new member raised the cross and turned it upside down. Then break off relations with Christianity in three dimensions (past, present and future) all the time, and break down the horizontal direction to form a "crow's feet" shape. This ugly symbol is a blasphemy against the holy spirit. Those who wore and displayed this sign boycotted Christ without knowing it.

Gerald Horton, a commercial artist, is a member of this organization. During World War II, he became a staunch anti-war activist. Entrusted by the organization, he took the signal in the navy flag as the design element, and designed the peaceful anti-war symbol that later became popular all over the world. In the naval semaphore, the signalman holds two flags, pointing down at a 45-degree angle, indicating "N". Two flags with one side facing up and the other side facing down indicate "D". "N" and "D" are abbreviations of the English word "nuclear disarmament". Holden combined them into a simple line and drew a circle outside. There are other ways to interpret this sign. Holden said, "I paint myself as a representative of a desperate man, with hands down and palms forward, just like Goya did in the painting." The insurgents were shot dead on the night of May 3, 1808. "The lines in the circle suggest the human body, and the circle symbolizes the earth.

In the later days, Holden also regretted that he had brought too much despair to this symbol. He said that if he was given another chance, he would like to turn the signboard upside down. "He thinks that peace is something to celebrate." Ken Kolsbun, a journalist who has interviewed holden and studied anti-war signs for many years, said, "Coincidentally, if the signs he designed are upside down, the' signalman' on the signs will hold the flags with 45-degree angles on both sides and mark' U' in the semaphore. UD is the abbreviation of' (unilateral disarmament', which may have more far-reaching significance than nuclear disarmament. "

After being used by friends of Martin Luther King in a civil rights movement, the symbol of peace is widely used in the United States, especially in various rights movements and American organizations that believe in orthodox Christianity. In the 1970s, some people thought that this symbol contained some evil metaphor, others thought it was a symbol of productism, so people began to avoid using it. Under the apartheid system in South Africa, even the official ban on the use of this sign. During the Vietnam War, opponents of the war used this symbol, so this symbol is also called "the footprints of the great American chicken".

Not intentionally infringing, this symbol is still used as a symbol of nuclear disarmament in Britain. But around the world, people regard it as a symbol of peace and non-violence. People can use this sign for free without anyone's permission. This also leads to its use and abuse, although it will not be happy to be seen by CND or other peace organizations. This logo is also used for business, advertising and fashion purposes. "We can't stop these uses, and we don't intend to apply for a patent. All we can do is hope that those businesses can donate some money. Any money they donate will be used for peace education and information work of CDN. " A spokesman for the nuclear disarmament website said.