History And Purpose Of Tattoos

According to Wikipedia tattoos date from fourth to fifth millennium BC, around the Neolithic age and there were found several mummies that had tattoos from the second millennium BC.

Central and northern tribes that lived in Europe BC, like German and Celtic, wore many tattoos and also the Picts were famous for their dark blue woad tattoos.

Western world tattoos have their origins in Polynesia, as these tattooing practices were borrowed by European sailors in the eighteenth century.

Through the varied tattoo meanings and purposes there are: status and rank marks, religious and spiritual devotion, rites of passage, bravery decorations, marks of fertility, love statements, punishment, protection, amulets and also marks of slaves and convicts.

The places and cultures define the tattoo purposes and impact; also a tattoo can show the relation between different persons or relatives.

Now tattoos have different meanings, people want to bear a tattoo for sentimental or memorial, cosmetic, magical or religious reasons.

Some groups (also criminal gangs) require that you wear a certain type of tattoo that shows your belonging with the group. There are many different tribes that wear tattoos to increase their luck, for protection from evil or to show one’s accomplishments or rank in the tribe.

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