Kahikatea 2 have been learning about different symbols that represent Peace, which is this term’s value. Here’s what they found out:
V for Victory
The “V for Victory” peace hand signal was first used by the allies in World War 2. There are many pictures of Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of England at the time, using the hand gesture. “V for Victory” came to represent Peace, because it meant the battle was over, and peace could exist instead.
No Nukes Symbol
The “No Nukes” symbol was invented in the 1950’s, but was also connected to World War 2. It was designed to use the two semaphore, or flag signals for “N” and “D”. This stood for “Nuclear Disarmament”. Lessons learned from the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to a campaign for “no more nuclear”, and a more peaceful solution to problems.
Peace Doves and Olive Branch
Doves have become a symbol of Peace through the Christian story “Noah’s Ark”. In the story, God sends a great flood to destroy a civilization that were behaving badly. Noah was instructed to build an ark, and to take two of each animal to sea to keep them safe. After a long time spent at sea, Noah sent two doves to see if peace had returned to the land, and they confirmed this by returning with an olive branch. Doves became a symbol of peace, or returning peace. We often say “extending the olive branch” if we mean “making up after a fight”.
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