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The dove symbolizes peace - the messenger of peace, which is probably justifiable in any country in the world today. However, this cute little guy wasn't destined to play this role from the beginning.

As far back as ancient times, people regarded pigeons as messengers of love rather than peace. For example, in ancient Babylon, doves were the sacred birds next to Ishtar, the goddess of love and education with boundless power. At that time, people called girls "doves of love."

I am afraid that it was not until the beginning of the Christian era that the dove was regarded as a symbol of peace. As we all know, there are records about doves in the Bible: Noah released a dove from the ark to find out whether the flood had receded. God sent a dove back carrying an olive branch to show that there was still hope in the world.

The magnificent religious reform movement in the 16th century gave the dove a new mission, making it the incarnation of the Holy Spirit. The Protestant Lucas wrote in a book: "While Jesus was praying, suddenly the gate of heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit turned into a dove and flew down towards him..." Dürer, the greatest French painter during the Renaissance, In one of the engravings, there is a white dove incarnated by the Holy Spirit above the head of the Virgin Mary. In the paintings of the Reformation period, a dove symbolizing destiny often appeared on the head of Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation.

It was not until the seventeenth century, when the Thirty Years' War came to an end, that Pigeon was "reinstated" and once again served as a peace messenger. At that time, various free cities in the German Empire issued a set of commemorative coins. The pattern was a dove holding an olive branch in its mouth, with the inscription "The Holy Dove Blesses Peace" underneath.

Schiller, an outstanding representative during the German Sturm und Drang movement, introduced pigeons from a religious symbol of peace to politics very early. In the prologue of his famous work "Les d'Orlancy", he asked the French anti-British heroine Joan of Arc to solemnly declare: "A miracle will occur - the white dove will take off, and she will defeat the enemy who ravages us with the courage of an eagle. The vulture of the motherland!” Here, the pigeon is no longer a symbol of defenseless hope, it has become a fighter!

The use of pigeons as a symbol of world peace is probably a great invention of the Spanish painter Picasso.

In November 1950, to commemorate the World Peace Conference held in Warsaw by the socialist countries, Picasso specially drew a dove with its head raised and wings spread. At that time, the famous Chilean poet Neruda called it the "Dove of Peace". From then on, it became a symbol of peace. The pigeons that are the messengers of world peace are recognized by all countries

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