The Jedi Knights assisted the Galactic Republic in ensuring that peace and justice proliferated the galaxy, and their symbol acted as a beacon of freedom and hope for all its inhabitants.
In the case of the symbol of the Jedi Order, it may be the most mysterious of all. Battles between the Rebel Alliance and The Empire, as well as the Sith and the Jedi, are helpfully differentiated by the use of distinct symbology. With such a vast universe populated by so many different entities and species, symbols help to designate the different ideological factions.
Symbols have always been important in Star Wars.
