Rite Of Passage

People of all ages and backgrounds are getting tattooed these days and they are getting tattoos for various reasons. Some view getting tattoos as collecting art on their body instead of collecting art for their wall. Tattoos can also mark a memory with friends or to memorialize someone or thing. Tattoos are a great form of self-expression and can be therapeutic as well. People can get tattoos at spur of the moment using the flash on the wall; others will do more in depth research on the internet and find ideas or go through books. Most people have thought long and hard about what kind of tattoo they want and where it will be placed. If they are going with a theme the person would most likely have they whole scheme planned out down to
My first tattoo was a small tribal rose on my left calf I was 19 and the tattoo was free. After a few years I couldn’t wait to get it covered up. Another view of rite of passage is the Maori People, their intricate moko tattooing marks their rank the men are being heavily tattooed from face to feet and women wear only a facial tattoo on the chin. “You may lose your most valuable property through misfortune in various ways. You may lose your house, your wife and other treasures. But of your moko, you cannot be deprived except by death. It will be your ornament and companion until your last day” Metana Wakaari of Waimana Tattoo. Another way a small group of people express themselves is by getting full body tattoos. They do it because they love tattoos and they love the reaction they get. Some even join freak shows. They have complete themes; there is the Lizard Man he is completely covered from head to toe with green scales, horns, shaved sharp teeth and a split tongue. Then there is Tom Leopard, he has his entire body tattooed with leopard spots, enough that he is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records as the World’s Most Tattooed