10 facts about tattoos





1. The ancient Slavs tattoos were mostly women. Figures on the skin were ritual talisman homemaker.

2. John F. Kennedy brought his tattoo is only at the urging of his wife (his shoulder was a turtle), and Winston Churchill, had a tattoo of an anchor. By the way, in 1900 it was found that 90% of US Navy sailors have tattoos. Tortoise means that the sailor crossed the equator.

3. The Catholic Church is not against tattoos. Turning to the religion of the natives, Catholics did convert a tattoo of a cross or crucifix in order that they can not go to another faith. Now there are more than one hundred officially registered associations of Christian tattoos that offer services for tattooing with biblical scenes and canonical texts. If you wish, you can even bless the tattoo.

4. The British royal family tattoo approved since 1862, when the future King Edward VII got a tattoo in the shape of a cross on his arm. Prince Charles also had a tattoo, but he reduced it shortly before the wedding of Diana. Almost the entire body of English King Harold had tattoos of scenes of military battles.

5. In Japanese geisha tattoo was considered one of the five proofs of love. Four others - is cutting hair, writing love vows, clipping the nails, and finally cutting off his little finger.

6. It is very vulgar tattoo was once on the shoulder of Joseph Kobzon. Imagine, it was made in blue ink inscription "Do not forget your own mother»!

7. The history of the wittiest tattoo. During the Vietnam War, the American draftee got a tattoo in the form of two indecent words on the edge of his right hand. It was visible only when he gave honor to the army so that it did not take.

8. The most "tattooed" the world's people lived on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. 99, 9% of the surface of his skin covered with tattoos, which repeats the pattern of leopard skins. The only areas of the body not covered with tattoos, remained between his toes inside his ears.

9. Victoria Beckham does taturovki a name dear to her people on her, sorry ass. There already has a tattoo with her own name, the name of her husband and first son. Recently she made to the other buttock tattoo with the name of the second son. By the way, say that Victoria wants to get away from show business and give birth to five children.

10. Also tattoos were Albert Einstein, Nicholas II and Stalin.

Selection of Constantine sent Neufeld

Source: www.tattoo-house.ru

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