A Guide to Cross Tattoo
Designs
 
  
In this A Guide to Cross Tattoo Designs you will find
helpful information regarding the myths and legends surrounding the cross tattoo design, and all you need to
know to find the best and most popular cross tattoo designs.
If you would like to see more examples of what is displayed on this page, then
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As you can see with the cross tattoo design the cross looks
great on its own, or can look great merged with other tattoo designs. Christian themes for full back cross
tattoo designs are a popular choice for many.
 
. The cross is one of the oldest symbols known to mankind. Celtic
coins found dated back long before Christianity and cave drawings have also revealed crosses’ dating back to
the Stone Age.
 
For example, it is not known when or why the first cross was drawn
but after the circle the cross is one of the first drawn by children across all cultures. One of the earliest
crosses was the Ancient Egyptian ankh (“handled cross”), it was seen as a symbol of life and fertility, and
is still very popular cross tattoo design.
 
The most popular and easily recognisable cross is that of the Christian cross as a
symbol of the death of Jesus. The word cross comes from the Latin “crux”, from the verb cruciare”,
meaning to torture. After the crucifixion of Jesus, Christianity spread quickly and so did the practice of
crucifixion.
 
One of the most notable crucifixions was that of St. Peter who was crucified upside down. It is believed that Peter requested this form of crucifixion as he felt
he was unworthy to be crucified in the same manner that Christ died (upright). As such, Catholics use this
cross as a symbol of humility and unworthiness in comparison to Christ. I have seen this cross tattoo design
many times to good effect.
The upside down cross tattoo design has also been used for the opposite effect, that is,
by anti-Christian or Satanic groups, and as such, can be seen as a love or
hate tattoo.
 
The cross has
been utilized by almost every culture in various shapes and sizes with varied symbolic meanings. For
example, the cross can symbolise health, life, immortality, fertility, the sun and stars, the alliance of
Heaven and earth. Many good ideas there I'd say for your next tattoo.
 
The intersection of the two lines can also represent a place of
human existence, a human compass of where life can take you and the four seasons of life. As you can see
there are many interpretations other than the religious cross tattoo design for you to think about for your
cross tattoo design.
Other crosses that are popular as cross tattoo designs are the
Coptic ankh, Canterbury, Greek, Serbian, Presbyterian, Maltese,
Nordic and many more.
The cross tattoo design is also popular as a display of national
flags, such as, the Flag of Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Australia, and many
others.
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