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Cat tattoos and the meanings

The cat symbolist independence, and thought freedom. Cats have a good reputation for always falling on four paws and nine alive. Paleontologists have found that cats have evolved over 50,000,000 years and that they are intelligent hunters. Since then, people's hearts have been gripped with love, hate, loyalty and fear. In cultural history and mythology, the cat symbolizes bad luck or luck. Sometimes even revered as holy gods and sometimes despised as servants of the devil.

The importance of the cat tattoo in this day and age

Cats used to be threatened with extinction, but nowadays the city and the populated region have an excess of cats boom and the natural environment is endangered and people are trying to stay in control. But today, as in the past, people love cats in addition to the material advantage, people want cats for spiritual and mystical reasons by their side.

The meaning of the cat symbol in ancient Egypt

The cat is not mentioned as much in any culture as in Egypt there is even a large stature of a cat in the ancients. The cat symbolizes femininity, motherhood, fertility. In the book of the dead by defeating the evil Apep, the Apep is shown as inferior to the cat. Most of the Egyptians are portrayed as cats in mythology. Sometimes as a complete cat, sometimes a whole person, and sometimes half cat, half human. For example, the ruler of the fate of the people, Sekhmet, has a lion head and the twin sister Mafdet has a house cat head. Some bring small cat statues or cat earrings and other jewelry to funerals and place them next to the grave. In ancient Egypt, where Bast Bubastis Temple of his personal presence, you can often see cat mummies.

Cats were so important in ancient Egypt that taking the cat out of the country was forbidden and even the death penalty for killing a cat. A historical event goes like this: Persian time of war, they kidnapped thousands of cats from Egypt and held them captive and told the Egyptians if they gave up and gave up they would get the cats back and the Egyptians agreed. However, in 400 years BC, cat worship was banned and lost its religious significance.

Cats symbol in Thailand

In Thailand, the famous Siamese cats are the sacred temple cats. It is a very popular pet in Japan and China and because they hunt mice they are very popular in silk factories. In India they are the guardians of the Buddha Temple. Historical evidence shows that today's domestic cats came from wild desert cats from 12,000 years ago. Cats are very much loved and protected and obeyed by the elderly. And cats protect people from harmful insects and mice that pay taxes on diseases. Cats have a very keen eye for smell and hear very well, so hunters use cats to get their shot down prey, such as birds. Around 2000 BC, cats were home bred and believed to protect cats from evil spirits. It is a symbol of beauty and there are indications that it is a good friend.

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Cats symbol in Europe

Domestic cats in Europe have been recognized for centuries for various reasons, one of which is the sound of the cat as it is calm and self-absorbed. And is not strenuous for the owner because of which it was considered a noble soul and not unlucky. Scandinavian goddess Freya's chariots were drawn by cats. But sometimes the cat has been portrayed as a friend of witches. From time to time the popularity of cats declined because it was believed that they bring curse and bad luck (superstition).

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In the Catholic Church it was believed that the cats were the devil's dinner and they asked people to exterminate the cats. Cat symbolizes luck for sailors and is recognized as a valuable part of the crew in the ship. Of course, it also has to do with the fact that the cats in the ship destroy the harmful insects and mice. The British poor used keen senses of cats during World War II, the poison gas attack was increasing and to recognize those that humans cannot perceive.

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In some reports you can see that the cats detect an enemy air attack in front of the radar and meow aggressively, not pulling your eyes away from the place and looking for a remote place to hide.