Dove

Innocence, Gentleness, Affection, Purity

The little bird appears in both Christian (usually Catholic) and Jewish cemeteries. 

 Catholics usually see the dove (which makes its first Biblical appearance in Genesis carrying an olive branch for Noah) as the Holy Spirit. 

Jews interpret the dove as a peace symbol. 

 The biblical allusion to the dove also suggest a connectedness with the earth and its colour, white, represents for Europeans, purity and spirituality.