Origin of The Festival's Name
The name of the festival was taken from the word Ichthus (Ichthys), an anagram in Biblical Greek used since the second century by Christians as a symbol of their religion. The word is composed of the letters ἸΧΘΥΣ, meaning fish. The individual letters make up a confessional statement of Christians, "Jesus Christ Son of God, Savior":
- Ἰησοῦς: Jesus
- Χριστός: Christ
- Θεοῦ: God
- Υἱός: Son
- Σωτήρ: Savior
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