Gold has been connected with extremities of limiting and big inviolability everywhere on history. In the Book of the Outcome the Gold Calf is a symbol of idolatry and revolt against the God. In Communistic propagation a gold pocket watch and its fixing gold chain were characteristic accessories of the class enemy, the bourgeois and industrial magnates. The credit card companies connect the product with riches, naming and painting their cards "range top" "gold" though, in attempt to surpass each other, platinum (and "even more elite" a black card) has overtaken now gold.
On the other hand in the Origin Book, Abraham as spoke, was rich with gold and silver, and Moses has been instructed to cover the Place of Mercy of the Ark of the Agreement with pure gold. At outstanding orators, such as John Chrysostom as spoke, was “a mouth of gold with silver language”. Gold is connected with known anniversaries, especially in a 50-year-old cycle, such as gold anniversary of wedding, gold anniversary, etc.
The big human achievements are often remunerated with gold, in the form of medals and decorating. Winners of races and prizes usually award a gold medal (such as Olympic Games and the Nobel Prize) while it is a lot of compensation statues are represented in gold (such as Academy Compensations, Gold Compensations of Globe Emmi Awards, Palme d'Or, and the British Compensations of the Film of Academy).
Medieval kings have been inaugurated under signs of sacred oil and a gold crown, last symbolization eternal bright light of heavens and thus divinely inspired power of the Christian king. Wedding rings are traditionally made of gold; as they it is long remain in time current, it consider as a suitable material for daily clothes just as a metaphor for relations. In Orthodox Christianity devoted pair is decorated by a gold crown during ceremony, association of symbolical ceremonies.
Symbolical value of gold changes considerably on the world, even within geographical areas. For example, gold is rather extended in Turkey, but considered the costly present in Sicily.
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