print email comment close Origins of the Swastika URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4183467.stm Description: This January 2005 news article provides an overview of the use of the swastika ("a cross with its arms bent at right angles to either the right or left") as an ancient Hindu good luck symbol, as a symbol of the Nazi party since 1920, and in other world cultures. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Signs and symbols Swastika LII Database Information: Record 17219 created by Maria Brandt on 01/24/2005 Last modification on 01/24/2005 Published: 01/24/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/17219