Do you know what butterfly tattoos mean?

Why do people get tattoos?

Before making a tattoo, you should be aware of the image that you would like to “wear” on your skin for the rest of your life (of course, I’m talking about permanent tattoos, but not temporary ones). Why do people choose this or that image for a tattoo? The answer will be individual for each person. For some individuals, tattoo images have a special meaning, for example, they symbolize their life principles and the main ideas of existence. Some people get a tattoo in order to memorize some wonderful event in their life, like the birth of a child or something like that. Some people claim that they make tattoos for their relatives or for their own. In such a situation, we can talk about tattoos, which represent the names of close and dear people. Finally, some individuals tattoo themselves regardless of the possible meaning of the image; They say the meaning of the image doesn’t matter to them, they make a tattoo for the sake of the beautiful image and that’s it.

tattoo meanings

However, if you refer yourself to the group of curious people, who consider the meaning of tattoos important, then this article is written especially for you. Nowadays, butterfly tattoos are becoming more and more popular. The question “Why do so many people choose this type of tattoo?” It requires an investigation into the meaning people put in it. After asking several people who have butterfly tattoos what the tattoo means to them, I can come to certain conclusions.

Butterfly tattoo meanings

As I said earlier, the meaning is strictly individual. Butterfly is a symbol of transformation or change, love and joy. The tattoo represents beauty, changes, journey, simplicity and peace. In paintings, butterflies of the Dutch Renaissance in particular symbolize fleeting love. It symbolizes life and death, with its three stages it symbolizes the ages of humanity, it symbolizes reincarnation, it also symbolizes progress and self-perfection throughout life, and it symbolizes femininity and fragility. Butterflies are traditionally beautiful and many people want them just as decoration. In a deeper sense, butterflies represent rebirth or transformation from a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. There were some very original versions such as: a purple butterfly symbolizing the fight against lupus (a type of disease) or a woman’s vagina.