"Tattos go beyond art and fashion; they reflect deep-rooted cultural and ethnic heritage"
"The real meaning of Tattooing"
I agree with the thesis,because in many cases it is thought that tattoos are a symbol of beauty and meaning do not understand any more than look pretty in the body,but this goes far beyond, in many parts of the world especially in tribes and ancestors used tattooing was to define a hierarchy or to scare the enemy in the battles, is a form to identificate and win respect between the people of theirs cultures .
For example the Maori tribe in New Zealand used the tattos to scare the enemy and in signal of respect,the person that have more tattos it means that have more experience than the other of his culture,they start tattoing the childrens at 8 years old and they modified, as you have more experience and more power in the tribe.
At present in some neighborhoods, usually in people marginalized populations tattoos to mark their territory or to identify within a specific group, also this tatto gives you importance in this crew(group of people of that neighborhoods).
Also currently tattooed on people to remember a deceased relative or friend, to always carry in your skin, lightening somehow have lost pain.
That's why tattoos go beyond a simple art or a way to make drawings on your skin, there may be people who are tattooed only for its beauty but originally the tattoos they had a more important undertone that beauty.
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