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The Ankh Cross is the symbol of the black people It is the symbol of physical and eternal life for the Egyptians. This symbol is also called the ankh cross. In the Egyptian writing, the Medou Neter, ankh means "to live" or "life". This cross is the symbol of immortality because it is carried in the hand by all the gods but it is also a symbol of power of the pharaoh. It can also be seen as a key opening the door to the kingdom of the dead. It therefore inspires mainly eternal life and power.A similarity can be found...

  Among the African symbols less known by the non-initiated to Rastafarianism, the Rasta cross holds an important place. But what exactly is this cross? What is its meaning?I am Adry, founder of Rasta Colibri and passionate about the Rastafari universe since my teenage years. Through this article, I intend to answer all your questions in the best possible way.The Rasta cross is a major reference to the history and the land of origin of Rastas. The Ankh cross and the Ethiopian cross symbolize the divine oneness, the connection to Africa and the path to Zion and eternal life. Major precepts...

The Coptic cross (also known as the ansata cross, Egyptian cross, ankh cross or ekh cross) is characterized by its inverted drop shape in the center of the horizontal arms, which also makes it resemble the shape of a key and in fact it is also called the key of life or key of the Nile. Its oldest representations are related to the cult of life after death in the time of the pharaohs and it is often depicted in the hands of gods. The hieroglyph it represents is called ankh, meaning life.Roman times it is likely that the ankh influenced the...

Together with the African Symbol Ankh Cross and the Was-sceptre, the Djed is one of the three most famous tools of the Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Ankh expresses life, vitality and is manifested by the air we breathe. The Was-sceptreexpresses the power over crawling beings... By extension, "Ouas" is a scepter of the pharaoh which ensures him the control of the world below, the material world, from which he knows how to extract the quintessence of love. The pillar Djed, which must be erected straight, is a symbol of power, which the profane link to the phallic erection. But for...

Let's break the ice right away, no, wearing an ankh cross is not cultural appropriation, at least not in the strict sense. To go further, we will define precisely what is the African Ankh cross and what is cultural appropriation.  What is the ankh  The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used in Egyptian art and writing to represent the word "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself.The ankh is cross-shaped, but with a teardrop-shaped loop in place of a vertical top bar. The origins of the symbol are not known, although...