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Cross Tattoo Designs

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Cross tattoos have several various meanings. Obviously the most perceptible is religious symbolism, there are another reasons to determine on this design. Most of us connect cross tattoos with the Christian religion.

Catholic or Christian symbolism plays a main role in picking types of cross tattoo designs. Christian and Catholic cross tattoo designs usually have the Latin cross, which has three equal spokes pointing up and to each side, and one long spoke pointing down -- like a lower case letter T. Some other Catholic tattoos have a crucifix, which depicts Jesus being crucified on the cross.

The Celtic cross is often a combination of two various symbols: the Latin cross, and a circle. The circle is usually centered over the place where the two lines in the Latin cross intersect.

Celtic inspired tattoos combine religious and mystical symbolism from two very various cultures. The perceptible one is the Christian concept of being saved from damnation.the Celtic cross tattoo is the most popular one.

The iron cross is a cross symbol that is infamous for its connection with the German military. The symbol, which has four equal prongs that flare out at each end, was first used by the German military in 1870. Obviously it was sole a symbol of the armed forces back then,