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Celtic Tattoos Designs
The ancient Celts have held a lot of sentiment to Celtic tattoos designs and images for many centuries. The term ‘Celtic’ is referring to those who lived in Western Europe and Britain from the period of 500 BC and 400 AD. These people lived in villages that were proudly led by chiefs. History of the Celtic body art heritage has been preserved through story telling from generation to generation.
Celtic Tattoo Symbols
There are a number of different tattoo symbols associated with the Celtic culture and they can be a bit hard to decipher their meaning. With only a minimal amount of history made available, a lot of symbolic designs have been analyzed through reading Celtic stories. A triple spiral is an easy recognizable symbol of the Celtic heritage. It is a sign of female power and each spiral represents mother, crone, and maiden.
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Celtic Folklore
Another common tattoo design is the triquetra. It translates to ‘three-cornered’ in Latin and is considered to be a holy sign. The meaning of this sign varies from person to person, but it is often associated with nature, spirit, and the cosmos. Crosses are another popular body ink image you find in Celtic folklore, representing the passage between Earth and heaven. The Celtic tattoo version of the cross possesses a circle in middle signifying infinity.
Celtic Designs
While it may seem that all of the most common Celtic tattoos are simple designs, their stories often display animals to portray different meanings. The Celtic bull is a very popular symbol, representing wealth and riches. It can also be a image portraying fertility in women. The Celtic butterfly represents wonderful transitions such as rebirth and transformation. These animal tattoo designs, among many others, are displayed in Celtic history books, stories, paintings, and more.
