Skull And Sugar Skull Tattoo Designs

By Adrienne Hartsook


Skull tattoo designs arise from the skull tattooing traditions of many religions. They symbolize eternal life or the human remains left behind after its soul leaves for the Christian religion.

Skull tattoo designs represent triumph and rebellion, in their traditional sense. They were used by pirates both on their flags as well as their tattoos. Power, strength, protection or a significant life change are some of the other symbolisms of skull tattoo designs.

Those who have skull tattoos look upon it as their protection from death or their talisman. It can also be a symbol of near death experience or one's survival from a fatal accident or illness. Other's even consider it as a lucky charm. Whatever meaning the wearer wants to attached to it, the important thing it the personal connection and symbolism it has to them.

Skull signifies victory among tribes and this has a strong connotation that every battle won from enemies implies the rebirth of their groups.

Skull tattoos may appear gruesome or scary to others but those who patronized this type of tat theme actually have special meanings attached to it. They are not just tattooed on them in order to appear tough or to appear funny. In this article, we will be looking at the several variations of skull tattoo designs and the symbolism attached to them.

Sugar skull tattoos are not scary at all, being very colourful and whimsical. The name of the deceased love one may be written on the forehead of the skull. The traditional sugar skull was placed on the altar accompanied with marigolds, considered the flower of the dead.

Skull tattoo designs that incorporate roses, denote the contrast between life and death or the conflict between beauty and decay. Reminders to the wearers of the contrast between good and evil as well as the balancing of life philosophies, skull tattoo designs that include roses become a symbol of duality.




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