In particularly evocative haka tributes, students, bikers and other groups chanted in unison, channeling their grief, shock and sadness into a physical act that symbolized respect for the victims.
This is contrary to what is usually expected (i.e. in traditional Luo community, most women served their husbands as family heads prior to serving anyone else, probably to symbolize respect for the family head).
"Firstly, Yoni is a sacred Hindu name of vagina and it symbolizes our respect to vagina as a sacrum.
That the mother could outrank all else was meant to symbolize the respect accorded to women.
A Fox victory would symbolize newfound respect; twice, the I.O.C. shooed Fox from bidding for being too inexperienced, although the Olympic committee was also wary of the network's founder, Rupert Murdoch.
To symbolize his respect for the military, he began kneeling.
Others have argued that these mascots are harmless; if anything, they symbolize reverence and respect, while honoring the history of Native Americans.
While many are excited about this new America, as evidenced by Obama's two relatively easy election victories, some are uncomfortable with the changes Obama supports, and in some respects, symbolizes.
Struggling under the scotching sun, Eric tries to view and touch the baton that has come to symbolize hope, tolerance, respect and understanding for all children, including those living with disabilities.
To others, it symbolizes modesty, identity and respect for a higher being.
If it is longevity that people here respect, he symbolizes it, not just through the persistence of his music but through his voice, which was in strong order for the cathartic "Maybe I'm Amazed" and the smaller dimensions of "Blackbird".
