X's and O's
by Eloise Schneider Mote
Title
X's and O's
Artist
Eloise Schneider Mote
Medium
Painting - Available On Canvas, As A Framed Or Unframed Print,pillow,cards, More
Description
The common custom of placing an X on envelopes, notes, and at the bottom of letters to mean kisses dates back to the Middle Ages, when a Christian cross was drawn on documents or letters to represent sincerity, faith, and honesty. In fact, the person who signed the document often kissed the cross as a display of a sworn oath that this was his �mark.� In Christian history, the X was part of the symbol representing Christ, giving rise to the practice of using the letter X and a kiss to symbolize a sacred oath. There is much speculation regarding the meaning of the O. Some sources cited instances in which the O represented two half circles uniting, making a completed circle symbolizing a hug. Another perspective from North American descent is that Jewish immigrants who came to the United States used an O to sign documents in place of an X, rather than making a sign that might represent the cross of Jesus. Of course, any teacher who has collected �love notes� knows that X�s and O�s just means that one student has a whopper of a crush on someone!
Uploaded
July 31st, 2016
Statistics
Viewed 852 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/14/2024 at 7:41 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
