People get tattoos for different reasons. Some tattoos show who you are or what you like. Some tattoos remember something that happened or someone who died. Some tattoos protect your health or help you heal.
But why do people get tattoos? Many people wonder about this. Self-expression
tattoos are more accepted now than before. Many employers don’t mind if you have tattoos at work. It is good to understand what tattoos mean to people.
Tribute
tattoos can also honour someone who died or something that happened. You can get a tattoo with pictures or words that remind you of them.
The Royal British Legion shows some stories of people who got tattoos to remember someone or something. The stories are at the National Army Museum in London. They have four themes: Rethinking Remembrance, Remembering the Fallen, A Badge of Belonging and Marking Memories.
Tattoos are prevalent in the Armed Forces community. They show respect and loyalty to those who served and died. Memorial
Getting a tattoo of someone or something you lost can be an excellent way to honour their memory and heal your pain.
Memorial tattoos can mean different things to different people. For example, you might get a tattoo of your favourite flower or the handwriting of someone who passed away.
Memorial tattoos should have something that represents the person or thing you remember, like their name, birth date or death date. You might also get a tattoo of a group or an animal that was important to them.
Losing someone or something can make you feel unfortunate and empty. Sometimes it can be so hard that you don’t know how to move on with your life without them.
