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Sun tattoos are popular designs. For thousands
of years it was thought that the world revolved around the
sun. Many ancient cultures and civilizations have revered
the sun. The sun played a vital role in Babylonian, Egyptian,
Greek and Roman culture.
Sun tattoo are often inked in a tribal
style with rays radiating in some fashion from a perimter,
in which lies a central point. The sun is often considered
to be a masculine symbol while the moon is more often associated
with the feminine.
The sun symbol has both regal and religious connections. The
sun symbol, and hence, the sun tattoo design is often associated
with fertility, light, knowledge, rebirth and vitality.
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