What Does Tattoos Meaning

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The art of tattooing dates back over 4,000 years historically tattoos represent many ideas.I choose three tattoos which vary in meaning and symbolism. I selected the Dandelion,Feather,and a Dreamcatcher. I choose the dandelion because as a child I use to always play and blow them. The word dandelion was a word that was originated in the french language and represents joy and youth. I selected the feather because a feather to me is very pretty and it's the meaning of one day you will fly away. The word feather is Latin and means truth. The 3rd tattoo I choose was the Dreamcatcher. I choose the Dreamcatcher because when I was a Baby in my mom’s womb my great-grandmother put a Dream Catcher over my mom’s head to represent sweet dreams.The

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