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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkI6cn8wwgM

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Our definition of a "symbol" would be something to describe another thing in a different way than explaining it with words. It shows meaning and importance  through a sign.

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Our definition of a "symbol" would be something to describe another thing in a different way than explaining it with words. It shows meaning and importance  through a sign.

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Symbols are important because not only are they significant examples of God showing his love with things on Earth but also to better understand certain things. When we see something symbolizing a deeper meaning we understand how truly important that message is and we take it into account how crucial it is to stop and recognize symbols and use them in our every day lives.

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First Cultural Symbol- The American Flag:

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First Cultural Symbol- The American Flag:

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The American Flag is the countries most important symbol to us. We think this because the American Flag represents our freedom as a country. The American Flag is the symbol for our whole country and what we stand for.

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Second Cultural Symbol- The Peace Sign: 

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Second Cultural Symbol- The Peace Sign: 

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The peace sign is a revolutionary sign across the world. It has been used in many ways and form and represents the obvious: peace. This represents a calm mind and a peaceful way of living.

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Third Cultural Symbol- The Christmas tree

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Third Cultural Symbol- The Christmas tree

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The Christmas tree is a family tradition in most catholic religious families. The Christmas tree symbolizes the day of Christmas, it symbolizes joy and family time.

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the cross is a symbol in the church for the obvious reason- sacrifice. The cross shows sacrifice by being the place that Jesus died for our sins. He sacrificed himself for us.

Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

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water is a great symbol within the church as well because it has to do with the sacrament of baptism. The sacrament of baptism is very important in our church so the symbols behind it such as water are just as important.

John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

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The bible to us, is one of the most important symbols in the church. The bible symbolizes all the passages within the holy book. There are many, many passages within the bible and the bible sums them up into one symbol, which is the book itself.

2 Peter 3:16  He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.