The ankh is the Egyptian symbol of life and the afterlife.
Hawaiian tribal tattoos for the family are a blend of tribal designs with symbolism. Peace, love, and fertility are tribal tattoos that can symbolize family.
Knuckle tattoos do not have a specific symbolism behind them. They are meaningful to the person who has them. Typically speaking, the people who have knuckle tattoos have made a conscious decision to live outside of standard culture. For a good idea of what people have on their knuckles and why they got them take a look at the knuckle tattoo website listed below, which collects pictures of people's knuckle tattoos and the stories behind them.
In today's industrialized cultures, tattoos and piercing are a popular art form shared by people of all ages. They also are indicative of a psychology of self-mutilation, defiance, independence, and belonging, as for example in prison or gang cultures
Cobweb tattoos are usually found on inmates, symbolizing being "stuck," and usually found on elbows or ears. I believe the number of times it spirals out from the center symbolizes the number of years they spent in prison.
It is common, especially in the American Traditional style of tattooing, to tattoo beautiful Gypsy faces. The symbolism behind these tattoos is that the Gypsy's face or their crystal ball are representative of looking toward the future, and not living in the past.
death or losing someone close two you.
Specific tattoos do not possess a specific meaning. Tattoos are a symbolism of a person's own self expression.
Ship tattoos are mainly seen in men. Sailors and seamen, fisherman generally like ship tattoos. People that enjoy the water also get ship tattoos.
Honesty, or in some cases there person with the tattoos birth stone.
The symbolism behind a wolf tattoo can vary among people. Tattoos are an art form and a show of self expression among people.
Hawaiian tribal tattoos for the family are a blend of tribal designs with symbolism. Peace, love, and fertility are tribal tattoos that can symbolize family.
it means NOTHING. stop looking for meaning in all tattoos. many tattoos are simply whimsical and fun or aesthetically pleasing. they don't all mean things. or try asking the person it's on what it means to them.
Knuckle tattoos do not have a specific symbolism behind them. They are meaningful to the person who has them. Typically speaking, the people who have knuckle tattoos have made a conscious decision to live outside of standard culture. For a good idea of what people have on their knuckles and why they got them take a look at the knuckle tattoo website listed below, which collects pictures of people's knuckle tattoos and the stories behind them.
The Ankh is defined as: The symbolic representation of both Physical and Eternal life. It is known as the original cross. The ankh appears frequently in Egyptian writings about rebirth, and this symbolism was adopted by Coptic Christians, especially gnostic sects, to symbolize the resurrection of Christ and the heavenly marriage. The ankh was an earlier form of the cross than the better known "latin" cross. http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsankh.htm
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These days many people get tattoos because they think they look cool. There may not be any real symbolism.
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