Skull And Sugar Skull Shaped Tattoos

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. On another light, they represent rebirth or an uplifting after the recognition of the death of a loved on for the Kabbalah 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.

One of the designs that you can find in skull tattoo flash is the skull along with sugar head which denotes infant fatality in Mexican culture because for them, having this tattoo design will make them think of the dead babies. You can also find designs of skull here that are bejewelled such as skull that are surrounded by flowers which could imply various feelings and thoughts or be free from any problem.

When you chose to have a skull tattoo design that is not very recent, you can refer to the works of people long ago. The only disadvantage is you might come across acquaintances that have same tattoo like yours and the advantage of this is the tattooist is already expert in inking the design.

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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