1.   An ancient symbol of rebirth, the sacrifice of a lamb is a springtime Christian ritual shared with other religions, including Judaism and Islam.

2.   But some saw an ancient Christian symbol and demanded its removal, prompting a bizarre legal battle.

3.   Consider the ancient symbol for man, which is a circle with an arrow pointed outward.

4.   For her, the ancient symbols are artistic forms rather than bearers of legend.

5.   Southern Baptist references, voodoo rituals and ancient Amerindian symbols all may find their way into one of his canvases.

6.   The ancient symbol for the planet Pluto is the phoenix rising from the ashes.

7.   The consumption of lamb, the ancient symbol of rebirth shared by Christians, Jews and Muslims, has survived to this day in modified form.

8.   The Spaniards eat grapes during the final seconds of the old year, their roundness and sweetness recalling ancient symbols of prosperity and fertility.

9.   They are beginning to match the ancient symbols to pottery designs and trace changes in those symbols from generation to generation.

10.   Would anyone have understood that in his religion this ancient symbol conveys blessing and not anti-Semitism?