In this article on the best cross tattoo designs you will find helpful information regarding the myths and legends surrounding the cross tattoo design, and all you need to know to find the best cross tattoo Designs.
The cross has been used by almost every culture in a variety of shapes and sizes with diverse symbolic meanings, and that is why the cross has always remained one of the most popular and best Tattoo Designs today. For example, the cross can symbolise health, life, death, immortality, fertility, the sun and stars, and the alliance of Heaven and earth.
The Anchor cross, a popular tattoo design for those who sail the seven seas, earned its name thanks to the martyrdom in the middle ages of a Roman bishop, who got up the nose of the Roman Emperor Trajan. Now this Emperor took such a disliking to the bishop he tied him to an anchor and he was thrown into the deep, blue, sea. For his sacrifice, the bishop was rewarded with sainthood (St. Clement) and he is remembered as a martyr to Christianity.
Other popular cross Tattoo Designs are those which represent countries or cultures. The Greek,Serbian,Maltese,Nordic,and many more for example are very popular cross tattoo designs, as well as, the flags of many countries.
The cross is one of the oldest symbols known to mankind. Celtic coins found dated back long before Christianity and cave drawings have also revealed crosses’ dating back to the Stone Age, and you see examples of this design in Celtic cross tattoo designs, also another popular cross tattoo design.
It is not known when or why the first cross was drawn, perhaps it was as innocent as just making a mark, or x marks the spot, but after the circle the cross is believed to be one of the first drawn by children across all cultures, this may be explained by the simplicity of the strokes of course, but it’s still an interesting point to consider.
Today, still one of the most popular cross tattoo designs is the Ancient Egyptian ankh (“meaning handled cross”), or the Key of the Nile, this cross was around before the cross as we know it and was seen as a symbol of new life. The circle or head like shape at the top stood for the sun as the creator of life.
Certainly, the Christian cross is by far the most popular and easily recognisable cross. The word cross comes from the Latin “crux”, meaning to torture, and torture it certainly was, and whether you believe the biblical version of events or not, there can be no doubt that this symbol of sacrifice thrust Christianity into the religious juggernaut we see today.
Jesus was not the first to die on a cross and he certainly wasn’t the last. Many of the early followers also met the same fate, most notably St. St. Peter was adamant he must be crucified upside down, because he did not want to be compared to Jesus. This upside cross is still used today in some Catholic ceremonies to symbolise humbleness and respect to Jesus. The upside cross has also been associated with anti-Christian or Satanic groups.
As you can see there is a lot of symbolism represented in the different adaptations of the cross, and I hope this guide to cross tattoo designs has been of some benefit to you. If you are looking for the largest range of the best cross tattoo designs, then go to my A Guide to Tattoo Designs and I will point you in the right direction.
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