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Old 01-16-2013 | 06:18 PM
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<p style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">"The <span style="outline: none; margin: 0px; " class="yellowFade">swastika</span> is a sacred symbol that appears as far back as the Stone Age, or Neolithic times. The oldest record of the <span style="outline: none; margin: 0px; " class="yellowFade">swastika</span> comes from artifacts unearthed in modern-day Iran dating back 7,000 years. Swastikas also appear on archaeological items from the Bronze and Iron Ages and are closely associated with peoples of the Mesopotamian regions. The ubiquitous symbol is also found among the Indo-European Celts, Greeks, throughout Asia and Africa, and even among Native American peoples.</p><p style="outline: none; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">To the ancient Zoroastrians of Persia, the <span style="outline: none; margin: 0px; " class="yellowFade">swastika</span> represented the revolving sun, the source of live-giving fire and infinite creativity. This pre-Christian monotheistic religion is thought by some scholars to have heavily influenced the development of Judaism, which in turn influenced Christianity and Islam."</p>