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flower tattoo in general connects back to nature, and brings up images
of life, such as birth, procreation and vitality. This is because we see
the duration of life when we look at a flower. We see a flower emerge
from the earth, and then grow day by day. We see a flower bloom, and
later dry up and wilt away.
To have a tattoo picturing a flower reminds us of that whole process
of life. Additionally, different colors of flowers on a tattoo symbolize
different things as well. Seeing a white flower tattoo brings up the
idea of purity, while the color of red on a flower can mean the blood of
Christ or burning passion.
Being tattooed with a rose symbolizes love, or more specifically a
pure love. As a matter of fact, around the 16th century, a rose was
tattooed on people condemned to death, so they would be recognized
immediately if they ever escaped the gallows. However, nowadays the rose
is tattooed as a symbol of love and passion. Much of the tattoo
symbolism of this flower has to do with the rose being a flower that is
given during romantic occasions. This is why a rose is often tattooed on
someone to show their love for a certain person. It's probably not a
coincidence that the rose tattoo is the most popular of all tattoos
picturing flowers, and even more so, since men are getting tattooed with
roses as well.
Just as a rose tattoo symbolizes love and purity in the west, a
tattoo with a lotus flower symbolizes the same things in the east. A
tattoo with the lotus flower, though, brings with it a little more
meaning. This tattoo also symbolizes beauty, goodness, fortune,
enlightenment, and peace.
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