To the mind of a human, symbols are cultural delineations of reality. Every culture has its own set of symbols related with different happenings and views. Culture is more than art ; it frames our lives. Culture affects our behavior, mindset and attitude. Culture is shared among a group of people. Older members of a group or culture try to pass down the meaning to the younger members. We accredit symbols as visible, physical appearances of a group and hints of cultural and religious life. Symbols are important connotations in a culture; connotations that are defined by cultural and social assemblies and communication. Symbols are taken in through sight, sound, touch, and smell. Symbols are strong indicators of a certain ethnic group that are not easily changed. Symbols stand for specific things. Everything in the symbol plays a part in the culture or ethnic background of a person. The symbols shown below are constructed of the concrete settings of a group and and stands for the actuality, meaning and beliefs that people have in and about the symbol in the essence of the culture.
- A few common cultural symbols that you may see pretty often are :
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Very good blog! As I sit here and look at the symbols I realize how many of them I see on a day-to-day basis, and how I disassociate the real meanings behind them not purposely, however, done all the same. These symbols really are important to different cultures and I think that this has helped me to put some things in to perspective.
ReplyDeletei'm glad that you liked it and that it stood out. Many people see these signs day to day subliminally, but never understand what they really are.
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