Donߣt Be Afraid Of A Rose Tattoo

Symbol Of Love

Rose tattoos are often symbolic of a particular love of the person the tattoo is on ߝ even if the love is just for roses themselves.  Red roses were once consecrated to the Greek Goddess of love, Aphrodite and Her Roman Counterpart, Venus.  Red roses are also the symbol of the Virgin Mary.  Whenever she is supposed to appear, the scent of roses is reported to be very strong in the air or permeating the person who had the Marion vision.  Some people equate love with romance and the sexual act ߝ some with caring to the point of self sacrifice.

English Roses

A beautiful Englishwoman is usually referred to as É?an English roseÉ?.  This was popularized during Shakespeareߣs day with sonnets like É?O my love is like a red red roseÉ?.  Roses are also the family symbols of two long lived and possibly still feuding families, the Lancasters (red rose) and the Yorks (white rose).  Any city or town in England or America named York or Lancaster usually has the appropriately colored roses as their symbol.  Therefore, donߣt be surprised if that white rose tattoo means the wearer was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania.  In England, red roses are also the symbol of the Labor Party, currently the dominant political party.

Guns ߢNߣ Roses

Many fans of the popular hard rock band Guns ߢnߣ Roses, which were most popular in the late 1980ߣs, will have tattoos of ߝ yes ߝ guns and roses.  This is sort of a yin-yang symbol for the fans, a symbol of contrasting images to make a whole.  The soft, fragile, natural side clashing with the hard, solid and manufactured side.  And, the guns and roses tattoo  looks really cool.

Horse Racing Fans

A blanket of roses is the traditional award for the horse who wins the Kentucky Derby (while the owner gets a trophy and a whole lotta money).  If the rose tattoo wearer also has a horse tattoo, odds are this is a tribute to a fallen Kentucky Derby hero, or to commemorate a concection to a still surviving Kentucky Derby winner.