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Sun Tattoo Meanings

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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.