well, it is very interesting how the cultural history changes the way people look at different designs. when i saw this gate for the first time, i got fightened.
svastika? right. for "western" world, especially for europe this cross is strongly connected with the second world war and the nazism. but originally the svastika was an ancient symbol for "good luck" in India. in the nazi symbolic shows the svastika two "s" crossed. "s" like socialism. and for a european girl who has some friends whose grandparents spent years in concentration camps it is very hard to get rid of these connotations.
svastika? right. for "western" world, especially for europe this cross is strongly connected with the second world war and the nazism. but originally the svastika was an ancient symbol for "good luck" in India. in the nazi symbolic shows the svastika two "s" crossed. "s" like socialism. and for a european girl who has some friends whose grandparents spent years in concentration camps it is very hard to get rid of these connotations.have you been to the po lin monastery (at the lantau island) in the budhist restaurant? and did you have a look at the ceiling? it is full of these crosses. the nazi movement changed the svastika from a good-luck symbol for "well-being", to a bad-luck symbol for "socialism". and i have to try very hard not to feel bad whenever i see it...
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