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think you can take my picture? part II


part I

"As lunar and solar symbols, snails symbolize death and rebirth. Because they seal themselves in their shells during the winter or dry periods and re-emerge in the spring, snails are symbols of the stone being rolled away from the tomb of Christ and of the Resurrection.

Being linked to the cycles of the sun and the moon, the snail became a fertility symbol in many cultures. Its shell was likened to a womb. Its horns and its slimy body were symbols of both male and female sex organs and conception."

To Heko:It is found on a 17th century gravestone in the Domchurch,Utrecht,The Netherlands.