Happy New Year! Chinese New Year Celebrations in Yokohama (January 28 â February 11, 2017) **Info from the Yokohama Tourism Board** You will hear the burst of fire crackers, cymbals, drums, and Chinese gongs along with Chinese lions and dragons will dance in the festive Chinatown.
1. an object symbolizing a quality, state, etc.; symbol: The olive branch is an emblem of peace. 2. a figure or design that identifies something. 3. an allegorical picture that embodies a moral principle.
A symbol is an object or a concept that represents, stands for or suggests another idea, visual image, belief, action or material entity.Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs.n the book Signs and Symbols, it is stated that A symbol ... is a visual image or sign representing an idea -- a deeper indicator of a universal truth. Symbols are a means of complex communication that often can have multiple levels of meaning.