Flower Tattoos for Women

Posted under Fashion by admin on June 27th, 2009 10:01 am

With the swell of women getting tattooed these days, we are seeing a rise in the number of people who are getting flower tattoos. You will find many types of meanings for these chopper tattoo, depending upon the colors, types and sizes of the flowers. You can have a meaning that is specific to a certain flower, such as a lotus, or a rose, or you can just be speaking in general terms about flowers.

A flower tattoo is in part loved because it connects us to nature, and life, through feelings of birth, procreation, and vitality. Why? Simple really – during our time looking at flowers, we see them emerge from earth, grow, bloom, and eventually dry up and wilt. A tattoo with a flower on it will remind us of the process of life on a daily basis. It is additionally true that different colors on the flowers represent separate meanings. A red flower tattoo can be used to symbolize either passion or to represent the color of Christ’s blood, while white flowers can be used to represent purity.

Flower Tatto

Many people get a rose flower tattoo because it symbolizes love, specifically very pure love. However, in the sixteenth century, people who were condemned to the gallows were tattooed with a rose, in case they had to be recaptured in the event of an escape. Love and passion are what the rose tattooed on a body symbolizes today. Tattooed roses gain their symbolism from the flower that we give to our loved ones during romantic occasions. This is why we often get a rose tattooed to show our love for an individual. The rose is far and away the most popular out of all the tattoos featuring flowers, and this continues to grow with more and more men getting tattooed with roses.

The tattoo of a lotus flower has many of the same representations in eastern countries as the rose does in the west, namely those of love and purity. Additionally, the lotus has many other connotations that the rose does not. Peace and enlightenment, beauty and fortunate, and general goodness are all items which are associated with the lotus. Continuing along this line, an acacia tattoo symbolizes chaste love and friendship. The Bells of Ireland is a flower that has dual meanings.

If you are confident in your skills as a lover, you may wish to get a tulip tattooed on your arm to symbolize your infamous skills. In looking for the right flower for a shy or timid person, you would look towards a violet tattoo. A person would choose an Iris tattoo to demonstrate faith, virtue, or wisdom, while magnolias are known for their representation of a love of nature and a sense of nobility. Many people get a tattoo of a flower knowing that they will have a beautiful design that will also have a meaning behind it. A flower tattoo can vary in size, and be as bold as you like, but whichever flower you choose, make sure it says what you want it to.

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