The Fish Symbol

The fish is a Christian symbol which got its origin after Jesus rose into Heaven. The new Christians were being persecuted and even died because of their faith. The christians devised a way to secretly signal other Christians or, if just meeting someone, to find out if that person were also a believer by simply taking their foot and casually drawing an arc with their toe on the ground. Then, if the other person was a Christian, he, just as causally, would draw an ark with his toe to complete the fish. Now, they could speak to each other about their faith without worrying. In addition, Jesus asked the Christians to be his fishers of men. So the fish is a proud symbol of who they are.