Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The history of Celtic tattoos span back thousand and thousands of years ago. Celtic people have a history of having great skills in the art of jewelry-making, metals, and even weapon-making. They were warriors and formidable opponents as described by the romance. Throughout the locations in Ireland, many until now stood as an example of old Celtic culture through many of old establishments and objects. Ever since then Celtics have evolved their culture through emphasizing on the symbols as a sign of their Celtic descent. These symbols and knowledge about their culture have been passed around generation after generation that even the art of tattooing has become a way of keeping Celtic traditions.
Majority of Celtic design tattoos come from Ireland, a country where there is proven strong Celtic influence in their culture. Celtic knot tattoos are considered as the one of the most common and yet popular designs involving endless loops symbolizing a never-ending cycle of death and rebirth. There are also other designs such as animal tattoos that have designs that terminate in heads, tails, and feet. These designs have their own meanings whether literal or in a deeper or higher context of understanding. For the knot tattoos, they symbolize the union and repeated meeting of both spiritual and physical elements of life. They strands of Celtic tattoo styles signify life, love, and faith. The great thing about these tattoos is the fact that they are not for fashion purposes only but are sa sign of one's true heritage.
People who are of Celtic descent such as those from Ireland and Scotland, mark their bodies with Celtic tattoos to express their great pride on their own heritage. In a way, these tattoos give them a sense of identity and a sense of self and pride as they connect themselves to the history of their ancestors. These kinds of tattoos are not as easy to do and a lot of them take many hours until completion even if you have an expert tattoo artist to do the job. Celtic tattoos are considered as the hardest designs in the world so make sure that if you plan on having on marked on your body, you have a good tattoo artist. It is also important for you to respect and value the meaning of these Celtic designs to the Celtic culture and not just use it for fashion purposes.
