Symbolism Know the Code

Sometimes words or actions can have different meanings in different cultures. Action Wearing white at a wedding Finish your plate Shake your head from side to side Ok hand gesture Symbolism in Western Culture Purity, innocence Respect, you appreciate your food No Everythings ok Symbolism in Other Cultures Death Rude, you didnt have enough Yes (India, Inuit) Japan-talk about money France-zero or nothing Others RUDE!

We can also have images be symbols:

There are many symbols in our culture that are represented in our books:
Symbol Light/dark Weather Common meaning Truth enlightenment VS death hiding Rain bad, sad, something bad will happen Sunny good, positive things to come Windy change is coming Storm violence is present or coming Passion, love, anger, violent emotions (good or bad) Used to represent emotion Red love, passion Blue peace Yellow spring, newness Depending on how it`s shown it can represent different things Ex. Dark forest danger, death Green meadow peace, safety

Fire Colours

Nature