Doves mate for life, are incredibly loyal to each other and work together to build their nest and raise their young. Because they tend to nest in areas that humans can watch, people picked up quickly on the idea that doves were dedicated, honorable and peaceful. Beginning with the Egyptians, the dove was as symbol of quiet innocence. The Chinese felt the dove was a symbol of peace and long life.
The dove represents the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost in Christianity. The Hebrew Bible describes a story in which a dove was released by Noah after the Great Flood in order to find land. The dove came back carrying an olive branch in its beak, telling Noah that the Great Flood had receded and there was land once again for Man.
The dove makes us think of peace and harmony and of Pablo Picasso who designed a lithograph for the International Peace Congress in Paris, 1949 using the white dove as the main symbol.
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