24 Funny Illustrations That Show The Cultural Differences Between The East And The West Made By This Artist

The funny thing is that Germans aren't very religious. We're bucking at any religious symbols and don't like open declaration of religion at all. German Christians rarely ever use the crosses anywhere except for small charms. They even go so far to put the shape of fish on their cars instead of crosses as a symbol of Christianity. I've never seen that anywhere else. But even the atheists and agnostics don't want to get rid of the sunday. Even jobs that cover 24/7 shifts must give at least one free day a week to make up for Sunday. And I too would fight tooth and nail if anyone tried to scratch at that although not being Christian or a Jew

They have the fish badges on cars in the US, too.

Now that I think about it, I feel like I see fewer fish badges in the US than I used to. Not sure why, but maybe they're too subtle these days? There are also fish badges with feet that say "Darwin" in the middle.

They're called Ichthys, or Jesus Fish, & they represent the miracle of the fishes & loaves. The Greek letters ΙΧΘΥΣ inside some are an acronym as well as spelling out ichthys (fish). The acronym stands for *Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr* which means 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior'. +×+×+ They were introduced in the early 80's as a way to show your faith without displaying a cross. This symbol was used historically by Christians in countries/eras where they were persecuted for their faith, the 1st examples of it in art & lit. date back to 2nd century CE. Americans were afraid of blow back from the Satanic Panic & there was a 'Christians are being assaulted & killed!!!!!!' trend in the early 80's.The cross inside wasn't added until the mid90's after the persecution complex died down. +×+×+ The Darwin fish was a direct parody of the Jesus Fish & caused a huge reaction in several churches. Other groups have their own 'response fish', such as the 'Evolve' fish that promotes evolutionary creationism, the Muslim 'fish-hungry shark' w/'No God but Allah' inside it, & the Adler Fängt Fisch (Eagle catching fish) used by the Artgemeinschaft to promote neoNazi neopaganism & borrowed by other anti-Christian groups. There are many joke variations as well, like the 'Sushi' fish, 'Pizza' fish, 'Fishception' fish, etc.

Wow, that so interesting i love religious history. Have you been to the bible museum? Once the arks repairs are done i plan to visit that.

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Oh sweet summer child. You are so brainwashed. Please read something other than your religious text.

EXCUSE U you’re done you’re done

Hmmm, they seem to come in waves (I like the fishes with the crosses in them, so I look for them), no pun intended!

Yup! It's the same in France. Mostly religious neutral country, with people practicing their faith here and there, but they're not the majority. Still, we got our Catholic habits, that stayed out of habit, like the Sunday rest, our holidays and we love them very much and don't want to get rid of them, thank you. The worst thing that can happen to a French is when a holiday happens a Sunday. It is then deemed as pointless and everyone gets very depressed. 😂

How unfair!! If the holiday falls on a Sunday don't you get the Monday off instead, to make up for it? This is how it's done in UK and South Africa - possibly other countries too.

Canada does this too.

Oh I think Germany is also pretty Atheist or atleast not so Manny people are in a church anymore. Also that stuff closes is also an economic thing as it increases efficiency. (Also not the closing in particular more the not working thing)