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Yesterday I spoke a little about my thoughts on tattoos and today I will share a little about the history of tattoos.
The very first tattoos are thought to be from around 3370 BC to 3100 BC. This is where the earliest evidence of tattoos comes from, on the mummified skin of ancient remains. In fact, there are some cultures that are believed to be tattooing skin as early as 2100 BC.
Egypt's international trade spread the practice of tattooing to Crete, Greece, and Arabia, and there is a history of tattooing in ancient China, as well as among Celtic and Northern European tribes, such as the Picts—literally "painted people"—and in Samoa and the Polynesian islands, where the word "tatou" originated.
Simon Barnard studied the records of 10,180 convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land between 1823 and 1853. About 37 per cent of all men and 15 per cent of the women arrived with tattoos. This made 19th-century Australia perhaps the most heavily tattooed English-speaking country at the time, Mr Barnard said.
One study shows one in four Australians has a tattoo (25%) – a record high. This is up from 20% in 2018 and 19% in 2016. The proportion of women with a tattoo now exceeds that of men by more than ten per cent (31% women compared to 19% men).
Tattooing is most popular among Australians in the 20 to 39 year age group. According to McCrindle Research, by 2009, one in four Australians of the Gen Y group— those born between 1982 and 2001—considered having “body art” as an ideal way to celebrate their coming of age.
Yes, they've been around forever, it seems. If I had ever gotten one it would have been very tiny somewhere no one could easily see--lol! But in some cultures it was the way they showed who their people or tribe were and things like that. I have seen some beautiful tattoos, but still not something I would ever want to do.
ReplyDeleteHad to look it up: "Tattoos have become increasingly popular recently, with an estimated 30% of the U.S. population having at least one tattoo and women being more likely to get a tattoo than men (31% vs 27%)."
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