CHRISTIAN FLAGS
IIRC - the fish symbol came about in the early
years
of
Christianity when there was heavy persecution by the
Romans. A Christian would identify themselves to one
another by drawing half the 'fish' in the
ground/sand.
If the other person was a Christian, they would
complete
the 'fish' drawing.
The fish symbol came from the first letters of
the
names
of Christ in Greek (the first letters of Jesus
Christ
Son of God
Saviour in the Greek language forming the Greek word
for fish). IIRC - it was the earliest Christian
symbol.
created on 09-20-2004
updated on 02-28-2006