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Raelians to promote 'World Swastika Rehabilitation Day' on June 23

LAS VEGAS, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Raelians have invited Buddhists, Hindus and the numerous spiritual groups who use the swastika as their spiritual symbol to stand up and show their support for the third annual Swastika Rehabilitation Day, to be held June 23 in cities around the world.

The swastika has been a symbol of peace and good luck in many Eastern religions and can be found on religious monuments and scriptures on every continent. It is also part of the spiritual symbol of the Raelian Movement.

Rael, the Movement's spiritual leader, has explained the recurrent presence of the swastika as the symbol of the advanced scientists who created all forms of life on Earth and guided humanity with the teachings of peace and love that are at the origin of all religions.

"The swastika is one of the best traces left by those who created us, and the attempt to bury it as a symbol of violence and hatred only gives credit to the horrible Nazi ideology," said Thomas Kaenzig , coordinator of World Swastika Rehabilitation Day. "Demystifying the original meaning of this beautiful symbol is the only solution," he explained. "We can't accept the fact that the swastika is still being hijacked, just as Christians wouldn't accept that the Christian cross was used to represent the ideology of the Ku Klux Klan. Images of swastikas within synagogues and various other ancient sites in Israel have also helped people of Jewish origin to recognize the importance of this rehabilitation day."

Kaenzig said it's time to educate the public and rehabilitate what Raelians consider to be the most important symbol for humanity. He added that this year's world demonstration will include flying large swastika banners in the skies of several U.S. cities and presenting street swastika animations in Karlsruhe, Germany, and in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In the US demonstrations will take place in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Miami starting at 3pm local time. The swastika banners will be flown in the Los Angeles area and along the New Jersey coast line from 3pm to 6pm local time as well as in the New York City area from 10am to 1pm local time.