Tattoos and body markings can mean all manner of different things to different people. What is celebrated in one part of the world can be viewed as inappropriate somewhere else; a sigil or illustration that has significant meaning in one place might look like random squiggles in another.<\/p>\n
I think it\u2019s safe to assume that human beings have been expressing themselves and promoting messages through their appearances for about as long as we\u2019ve been around as a species.<\/p>\n
Unless you live on a remote island somewhere, you\u2019ll be used to seeing people sporting tattoos. Some might be trivial designs they regret getting when their were young, but others can have deep, impactful connotations, those that tell stories or adhere to customs or traditions\u2026<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know about you, but I find it particularly interesting when I see the same tattoo on a number of different people. That is to say I\u2019m instantly intrigued as to what the tattoo in question means, and just why the person in question thought it was so important that they wanted to wear it as a visible marker for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n
One that I\u2019ve seen a good many times over the years \u2013 and, until now, never thought to research, I might add \u2013 is that of the so-called \u2018red string of fate\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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