1) I think that if a person gets used to a stinging feeling it will reduce the pain one feels.
2) Bes is the goddess of fertility and revelry and the culture she originates from is Egyptian.
3) The romans did not like the idea of tattoos due to the fact it was said to be use to brand criminals and the condemned. Later tattoos were a badge of honor.
4) Tattoos were used by christians so that if they died during battle they would be given a proper burial.
5) They tattoo there tongues because of mourning.
6) The Borneo tattoo eyes on there hands so that it will help guide them to the next life.
7) Tattoos originated in 1789 in tahiti. The original name is ironically in a video game called far cry 3 which the name is the tatau.
8) The Maori used tattoos as a sign of a treaty.
9) The Europeans began to trade guns for tattooed heads of Maori warriors.
10) In japan tattooing was practiced as a form of beauty, magic and to mark criminals. The reason it was outlawed is because it was titled as subversive.
11) In japan the carp represents strength and perseverance and the lion represented courage.
12) In 1891 the very first electronic tattoo machine was invented.
Great list of facts from the vid... glad you are learning not just surfing for pics. The "carp" is the other name for the Koi fish I have tattoed on my arm for my daughter. I love the traditional meaning of perseverance and it also fit with her astrological sign... which is why I chose them. :)
ReplyDeleteI actually didnt watch the video i went off by what my knowledge is.
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