Although Friday the 13th is often associated with bad luck and superstitions, it can actually be an excellent day to get your tattoo. With flash sales happening all across town this holiday day, getting some ink for less can be done efficiently on Friday the 13th! Tattoo parlors across the city are offering discounted small designs, typically meant for arms and legs, though some shops allow customers to bring in their ideas as well!
1. Creepy Skulls
Skulls have long been seen as a powerful symbol, often with deep symbolic and aesthetic associations. Ranging in shape and size, skulls make an attractive addition to any art collection.
Crystal skulls offer an eye-catching alternative to traditional crowns. Hand-carved from quartz crystal, these sculptures are clear or colored for your viewing pleasure. Crystals are well known for their healing and psychic powers while also serving as decorative accents in any home.
Sugar skulls are often displayed to honor loved ones who have passed on at Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations. They are are sometimes decorated with their names written across them – an important tradition.
2. Witchy Cats
Black cats and witches have long been seen together, symbolizing Halloween tradition. Cats were considered the animal companions of those practicing magic, such as witches.
Cats were widely seen as symbols of evil due to their association with nighttime activity and belief in supernatural forces, so cats often appeared during witch trials where accusers claimed that those accused of practicing witchcraft had consorted with Satan through their pets.
Modern associations between witches and cats have become less explicit over time. Witches can still wear black cats for Halloween – though more frequently, this appears in costumes, decorations, or party themes than during witch trials!
3. Animals
Animals are multicellular organisms that belong to the class eukaryotic multicellular organisms and feature heterotrophic, motile lifestyles with sensory organs specialized for detection. Animals make interesting subjects for study – some even serve a human purpose!
4. Pentagrams
Pentagrams have long been used in various religious contexts as an ancient symbol representing love, truth, and even Christ’s five wounds. Although some associate the pentagram with Satan or evil, many don’t view it in this light. Instead, its long history with various forms of magic makes it ideal as an allegory of infinity and the unity of elements.
Church of Satan adherents often utilize an inverted pentagram symbol with goat-head imagery within it as part of their symbol. Samael and Lilith have devilish associations, while five Hebrew letters spell out Leviathan – a monstrous sea creature Satanists see as representing Abyss.
5. Small Designs
Every Friday the 13th, tattoo shops nationwide host marathon flash-tattoo sessions to commemorate horror movie fans and superstitions alike. Guests choose an affordable tattoo design from an available flash sheet–usually something scary or Friday the 13th-themed that costs between $12-13 plus a tip–and have it tattooed onto their skin.
Flash tattooing started among sailors to ward off bad luck, but today it has become an unofficial holiday celebrated by many people worldwide. tattoos offer an excellent way to differentiate yourself from competitors while being fun and quirky, and getting one is an easy and unique way to do just that.
