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Meaning of Celtic Tattoos & Celtic Tattoo Pictures

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Celtic Tattoos

Celtic Tattoos are one of the more popular tattoo choices. Similar to the tribal tattoo, celtic tattoos are usuallyprimarily black in design, but are seen in other various shades and colors. They can be simple or very complex depending on your preferences. The more elaborate you get with the design, more than likely, the more you'll spend. But, don't go cheap with your design. Make sure that it's something that you'll be happy with forever; if you can't afford that design, wait till you can or get an estimate from a different tatoo artist.

Celtic Cross

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(by Brian Chadwick, Castle of Color, Nicholasville, KY)
(by Brian Chadwick, Castle of Color, Nicholasville, KY)

History of Celtic Tattoos

The history of the Celtic people and heritage go back thousands of years. They were skilled people in the art of complex metalwork, jewelry, and weapons.

Celtic artwork was famous over the land of the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.

The Celtic symbols and artwork are designed to tell a story- oral tradition and tales.

Most celtic tattoos resemble twisted lines and geometric shapes, so even if you decide upon the celtic cross, the celtic knot, or a celtic animal form, you'll more than likely see a good bit of curves and shapes within the tattoo.

Celtic knots and crosses were the most commonly seen art and designs of the Celtic people.

Celtic Knot

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(by Kirk Sheppard, Fleshworks Tattoos, Victoria BC Canada)
(by Kirk Sheppard, Fleshworks Tattoos, Victoria BC Canada)

Celtic Knot Tattoos

Celtic knot tattoos represent the cycle of death and rebirth. They are composed of loops without an end or beginning; these knots are unending.

Celtic knots are more than mere black loops and turns. They're are a means of physical and spriritual expression. The knots are a neverending, spiraling path into the works of life- birth, growth, love, faith, and death.

With the symbolism that is intact with a Celtic Knot, they make popular tattoos.

Pictures of Celtic Tattoos

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(by Keegan Lam, My house, Halifax)
(by Keegan Lam, My house, Halifax)

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