Know More About The Cross
A geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half is called a cross. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run diagonally, the design is technically termed a saltire. The cross is one of the most ancient human symbols, and is used by many religions, such as Christianity. A good example would be Christian wall crosses. It is frequently a representation of the division of the world into four elements or alternately as the union of the concepts of divinity, the vertical line, and the world, the horizontal line.
It is not known when the first cross image was made; after circles, crosses are one of the first symbols drawn by children of all cultures. There are many cross-shaped incisions in European cult caves, dating back to the earliest stages of human cultural development in the Stone Age. Like other symbols from this period, their use continued in the Celtic and Germanic cultures in Europe. For example, Celtic coins minted many centuries before the Christian era may have an entire side showing this type of cross, sometimes with the cardinal points marked by concave depressions in the same style as in Stone Age carvings. Other coins may be showing the cross held by a rider on a horse and springing a fern leaf, sometimes identified as a Tree of Life symbol.
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