fertility
... frog population would cultivate to great numbers (http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm). Frogs were also worshiped in the Americas. In many areas in ancient time the patron goddess of fertility and childbirth was a frog or a toad (http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm ). Other animals that were worshiped for fertility were parrots and peacocks in India. A Peacocks relation with fertility comes form it performing a particular act of dancing in the rain attract a mate(http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm ) Terrracotta Elephants were used in weddings to bring children to the newly wed couple in ancient India(http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm ). In India plants were also used as a representation for fertility. The lotus flower mangos, and mango leaves have long been used in India to symbolize fertility and good foutune (http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm ). Those are many of the fertility symbols of the pre-Christian age, without those symbols the people would probably have less faith in their harvest and successful delivery of their children. The symbols gave the people a sense of hope and security when dealing with fertility. Even if they thought a child was not going to be delivered they could pray and worship the symbols to help ensure that the child will make out of the womb safely. Today such symbols do not exist that are comparable to those of the pre-Christian age, those symbols that exist do not have the same impact, or vital purpose as they once did then. Individuals in today’s society now depend on more concrete scientific items like sonograms, prescribed medicine, yoga classes, and eating well. Any worshiping or praying is usually done to the person’s religious supreme being such as god. Some symbols that exist in today’s culture that comparable to those of the pre-Christian age is the throwing of rice and weddings. The throwing of rice at wedding’s is done to wish the newly wed couple good luck, fortune, and fertility. The throwing of rice is looked upon more as a tradition than a representation of fertility. Couple’s do not place their faith or security in the throwing of the rice, the rice is actually more of an confetti than fertility symbol. There are some fertility symbols that are somewhat more comparable to the pre-Christian age than the throwing of rice. Film footage shows modern European churches adorned with wax figures of diapered babies (to give thanks for safe delivery) or reproductions of women’s bodies(to pray for healing or gynecological disorders or to increase fertility) as votive gifts ( http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm ). In our culture Easter does not play the same role as it once did, but Easter was a very large symbol of fertility in previous cultures. Everyone knows that rabbits are extremely fertile creatures, eggs are also an obvious representation of birth and fertility. In ancient E...