Pigeons are symbols of peace, friendship, unity and sacredness. The symbol of "International Year of Peace" is the pattern of releasing a dove with her hands around the ear of rice, which symbolizes peace, friendship and harvest. There are thousands of pigeons in the squares of many famous cities in the world. In Brussels, Belgium, there is still a statue of a woman. She wears the traditional costume of ancient Greece and holds a pigeon and flowers with open hands to welcome tourists, so that people can remember the misfortune of war, cherish peace and love life.

Pigeons, as messengers of peace, are also one of the indispensable roles of world prosperity. 1988 There were thousands of beautiful pigeons flying in the sky at the opening ceremony of the 25th Olympic Games in Barcelona and the opening ceremony of the Asian Games held in China in 1990, which showed that people in China and the world yearned for peace, friendship and unity.

In the distant past, pigeons were regarded as a symbol of peace. Pigeons were once regarded as messengers of love. For example, in Babylonia, the dove was a divine bird beside Sista, the goddess of love and education, and the girl was called "the dove of love" in her life.

It was not until the beginning of the era that pigeons were regarded as a symbol of peace. Genesis in the Old Testament records that after the ancient flood, Noah released a pigeon from the ark to see if the flood had subsided. God told the dove to take back the olive branch, indicating that the flood has subsided and there is still hope on earth.

/kloc-the religious reform movement in the 0 th and 6 th centuries gave pigeons a new mission and made them the embodiment of the "holy spirit." It was not until the17th century that pigeons regained their status as peace messengers. Many cities in the German Empire issued a set of pigeons with olive branches in their mouths, and the commemorative coins of "Holy Pigeon for Peace" were engraved at the bottom of the pattern.

Schiller, an outstanding representative of the German hurricane movement, introduced pigeons from a religious symbol of peace into politics. Pigeons once again became heroic fighters and were no longer a symbol of hope without resistance.

Pigeons, as a symbol of world peace and recognized by the world, began in Picasso. 1940, Hitler's fascist bandits captured the French capital Paris. At that time, Bigasso was sitting in his studio, depressed. At this moment, someone knocked at the door. The newcomer is old neighbor Mish. I saw the old man with a bloody pigeon in his hand telling Picasso a tragic story. It turns out that the old man's grandson keeps a flock of pigeons. Usually, he often uses a bamboo pole tied with white cloth as a signal to attract pigeons. When he learned that his father had died in the battle to defend Paris, his young heart was filled with hatred and anger. He thought that white stripes meant surrendering to the enemy, so he used red stripes to attract pigeons. The conspicuous red cloth strip was discovered by Dekou, and the inhuman fascist gangster threw him downstairs and died in the street. They also killed all the pigeons in the pigeon coop with bayonets. At this time, the old man said to Picasso, "Sir, I ask you to draw a pigeon for me in memory of my grandson who was killed by fascism." Later, mixed with grief and indignation, Picasso painted a flying pigeon with brush strokes-this is the prototype of the "dove of peace". 1950165438+10 In order to commemorate the World Peace Conference held in Warsaw, Picasso happily drew a flying pigeon with an olive branch. At that time, the famous Chilean poet Nie Luda called it "the dove of peace", and the dove was officially recognized as a symbol of peace.

There is a story in the New Testament: One day, God told Noah that the flood was coming, and Noah and his son quickly built a big ship called the Ark. When the flood came, Noah's family boarded the ark and took many animals with them. The ark floated on the rough water for many days. Finally, the rain stopped, and Noah released pigeons for information. Soon, the pigeon came back with a newly picked olive in its mouth, Ye Fei. Noah knew that the flood had begun to recede and that peace was coming. After the flood receded, a valley full of green trees and a quiet path full of flowers appeared in front of everything in the world. Since then, people have used pigeons and olive branches to symbolize peace.