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Skull tattoo: meaning of the skull tattoo

A skull tattoo is an absolute classic among body decorations. In contrast to the related La Catrina tattoo, the design of a skull tattoo is not limited to any specific features. We show you how different the motif can look and what meanings a skull tattoo has.

At first glance, many skull tattoos look scary because they inevitably remind you of death. Nevertheless, the motif could not be more common and is very popular with both men and women. And they don't necessarily have to be pirates, bikers or rock stars. In fact, the meaning of a skull tattoo is not as negative as one might assume at first glance. If, in addition to classic tattoos such as anchor or star tattoos, you are also interested in a skull, then find out more about its meaning now.

This is the meaning of a skull tattoo

The meaning of a tattoo is of course very much dependent on what the wearer thought of the tattoo. In general, however, the following meanings often apply to a skull tattoo:

• The transience of life: Especially in the Gothic scene, the skull tattoo is also a widespread symbol for the transience of life, but also for dark thoughts, fears, worries and problems. One can generally see death as the bearer of the meaning of this tattoo. Perhaps such a tattoo symbolizes the decisive death of a friend or family member for the individual. Otherwise it can also be that a skull as a tattoo stands for your own health and that you may have overcome a serious illness.

Catrina Tattoo (Mexican Day of the Dead Skull) Tattoo stencils

• Meaning of Catrina Tattoo (Mexican Day of the Dead Skull)

Unlike the Catholic religion and its tradition of mourning in the Day of the Dead, for Mexicans, the Day of the Dead is a day of great happiness and celebration. "El dia de Muertos" is a day of remembrance and honor for the dead of every family. The idea is that people live with both death and life and celebrate the peace of the spirits of the deceased.

Celebrations are offered to the goddess, known as the woman of death. La Catrina emerged from the engraving of La Calavera by La Catrina by the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada, the representation of a skull-shaped lady of high society.

Catrina is a feminine variant of the word Catrín and means a man with good taste and aesthetic common sense, not necessarily someone of the nobility, but the perfect exemplary gentleman. The character of La Catrina wants to remind that even the richest facial death that is the same for everyone. After the figure painted by José, La Catrina has become more and more sophisticated, and today she can be seen both on the day of the dead and in the tattoos under the Mexican skulls. No longer with luxurious hats, but with several flowers in her hair.