Swallow Tattoo Designs For Women

Tattoos featuring swallows are considered old school and traditional as it has been around for so many years and it has been popular among both the genders. The tattoos having the swallow in the center of the design could also have many other elements – both from nature and the imagination.

Like any other creature of nature, swallow tattoos are attributed with the qualities the bird is supposed to have in nature. The size could vary based on where you are getting it and detailing that is in it.

We will tell you some of the tales and beliefs that are attached to swallows as well as the symbolism behind this tattoo design. All these details should enable you to make the right decision with regard to your own tattoo design.In history you will find that sailors are those who have preferred to get the swallow tattoo. This is because these are the first birds that you get to see when you reach firm land and thereby are taken by the sailors as a good omen. The swallow is also known to fly alongside vessels in the sea and land on the ship when tired. The tattoos are usually on the chest as it showed that the sailor had sailed a certain distance. Some sailors would get a swallow tattoo on having traveled across the seven seas.

Among the Greeks and Romans, the swallow was linked with Aphrodite, the beautiful goddess of love. The Greeks believed that the swallows could carry the souls of those who passed away on to the underworld. Among Christians it was believed that swallows symbolized the rebirth of the swallow. So we can take it that swallows signify a new beginning.

Often it has been seen that people pick this tattoo design to show that they are starting over from having finished a difficult part of their life. Among the Japanese, Chinese and much of the orient the Swallow has a lot of importance. The Chinese believe that swallows show danger and change towards the better as well as loyalty. The Japanese believe that swallows represent familial and maternal connection. This is because the swallow is known to have the same mate for life.Among Egyptians the swallow again represented motherhood. If you look through the course of history you will find that swallows represented many things and had high symbolic value.