Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Dove Tattoo - Universal Identification

Dove Tattoo - Universal Identification
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Dove Tattoo - Universal Identification
The dove, a beautiful white bird, is the universal symbol for Peace. The foundations for this go back to Biblical days the Bible’s Old Testament. It was in the Old Testament when God had unleashed such torrential rain that the world flooded. Only Noah, his relatives & the creatures & animals on board the Ark they had built survived. After Noah’s ark had been drifting for days Noah sent off some of the birds in search of land & after a few days the Dove returned bringing with it an olive branch in its beak to show that land was nearby. Because of this the dove has since become a universal symbol of hope & later it became the recognized symbol of peace. This image has been known to plenty of people for hundreds of years.

Since those days the dove has become a Christian symbol meaning to ‘Rest in Peace’. It is for this reason that plenty of tattoo wearers have a dove tattoo on their bodies along with the name of anyone close to them who has passed away.

The dove tattoo represents different things for different people including:

The symbol of a pair of doves is synonymous with everlasting love, prosperity, fidelity & a happy home life & this is why at plenty of weddings doves are released by the bride & groom. Doves are known to have life long partners, they work in unison to build their nests & raise their young & are incredibly loyal to each other.

The dove symbolizes purity & gentleness

The universal symbol of peace & hope

Christian symbol for Rest In Peace & the Holy Ghost

Everlasting love

In ancient Greek myth it was a bird of Athene which represented the renewal of life

It is interpreted as a symbol of long life in Chinese culture

The Dove is also a powerful Christian symbol of the Holy Spirit

It is believed by some that the flight of a released dove symbolizes the release of the soul in death
These days tattoos are generally worn & shown off as a means of expressing the wearers opinion to certain aspects of life in general. The dove tattoo has often been used to make certain statements. To plenty of people who hate tattoos & other forms of body art the changes in the style of tattoos available these days, including the dove & other peace, love & harmony symbols, has made them reconsider their views on tattoos.

As is the case involving other controversial aspects of life it is ignorant & foolish to make general statements when there's of work different positions to consider. Often people opposed to body art & tattoos take the moral high ground in their views & are unwilling to consider another person's opposing views even if supported by sound facts. It is strongly believed that the large increase in the number of people wearing tattoos, those who are well educated & from good backgrounds, may improve the image of tattoo wearers in general. Perhaps the peace, love & harmony symbol of the dove tattoo could maybe help to positively influence the general public’s opinions on the subject.

The traditional stereotypical views about body art & tattoos is that it is representative of anti-social behavior & a means of segregating the tattoo wearers from the rest of general society. This view may be correct in regard to certain aspects of the origin of body art but clearly does not capture the true reason that plenty of people select to have a tattoo. In the case of a person wearing a dove tattoo it would clearly indicate the opposite of anti-social behavior.

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