Year of the Tiger tattoos
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All about Chinese Year of the Tiger Tattoos
Are you looking for a new unique and very personal tattoo? If you were born in The Year of The Tiger, why not consider having a Chinese Tiger Tattoo?
Care should be taken when adding Chinese symbols, or even Japanesekanji, to your Year of the Tiger tattoo and here you will find out what you need to be aware of to ensure that your Chinese tattoo does not become unique and unusual for the wrong reasons!
Chinese Tattoo Translation
Are you a Tiger?
According to Chinese Astrology,
you are a Tiger if you were born in:
1926, 1938, 1950,
1962, 1974, 1986,
1998 or 2010
Were you born in The Year of the Tiger?
Discover your Chinese horoscope sign
Were you born in the year of the Tiger?
Check out Chinese Astrological Signs.
The Tiger represents bravery
The third sign of the Chinese Zodiac
The third sign in the Chinese Horoscope, the Tiger represents bravery and is a very significant symbol in ancient Asian cultures and religions.
The ancient Chinese believed that the sign of the tiger protected a household from the three main "tragedies", which were ghosts, fire and thieves.
Images of tigers are worn or used as charms to ward off evil. Stone tigers are frequently found outside houses and other buildings and during the Chou dynasty, pictures of tigers were hung in the rooms of expectant mothers to protect their unborn babies.
Tiger
by
Kuniyoshi Utagawa
(in the public domain)
Compatibility
Tigers best get on with with
people born in the
Year of the Horse, Dragon and Dog
Characteristics of people born in The Year of the Tiger
Brave but also stubborn
Those born in the Year of the Tiger can have very complex personalities. In addition to being brave and fearless, they are said to be emotional and are capable of great love, due to their sensitivity .
However, Tigers are frequently convinced that they are right, which can make them extremely stubborn. Frequently labelled as "a hothead", reckless and rebellious, they do not necessarily respect those in authority and they can also get carried away by their own opinions.
Incompatible
Tigers should watch out
for people born in the
Year of the Monkey, Rabbit,
Snake or Ox
Take care when using Chinese symbols on your tattoo
You may not get what you think you are getting!
The popularity of Chinese symbols on tattoos seems to be increasing, particularly since footballer and celebrity David Beckham was first seen with a tattoo on his left side.
However, Chinese Tattoo mistakes are common!
Due to the complexity of the Chinese language, getting a word, phrase or name added to your tattoo to make it unique, is not a simple matter. The Chinese symbols, or in the case of Japanese symbols, kanji, will translate depending on the combination of symbols, so it is essential that you make sure your phrase is translated from English to Chinese or Japanese by a professional who really knows what they are doing.
Whoever advised Britney Spears (assuming she got advice) clearly did not know what they were doing. Instead of a symbol representing mysterious, Britney Spears ended up with a symbol that translated as strange!
The colours for
The Year of the Tiger are:
Purple and green
Year of the Tiger
Books about Tattoos
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Angelina Jolie's Tattoos
Angelina has a tiger tattoo
Angelina Jolie has a tiger tattoo on her lower back. This video shows some great shots of all Angelina's tattoos - you might want to switch the sound off though, I can think of better backing music!
The Year of the White Tiger
or The Year of the Metal Tiger
Each year of the Chinese Zodiac has an attribute of either water, wood, fire, earth or metal. 2010 is The Year of the Metal Tiger. The last Year of the Metal Tiger was between 17 February 1950 - 5 February 1951.
The Year of the Metal Tiger is also known as The Year of the White Tiger.
"White Tiger" © aj2008 and is available on various products at AJ and Family at Zazzle
Find more information about Chinese and Tiger tattoos at:
Tiger Tattoo Designs
Tiger Tattoo Designs & Year of the Tiger Tattoos
A blog dedicated to Tiger tattoos
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Do you have Year of the Tiger Tattoo?
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Margo_Arrowsmith
Nov 27, 2010 @ 10:14 am | delete
- I wasn't born then, but I love tigers!
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BevsPaper
Sep 4, 2010 @ 5:15 am | delete
- Don't have any tattoos but I love this lens about them. Ringing my little Squidoo Angel bell with a blessing.
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missbat
Mar 17, 2010 @ 2:14 am | delete
- I'm actually a metal Rooster, but there are certainly some very beautiful tiger tattoos out there.
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LeanneChesser
Feb 23, 2010 @ 8:30 am | delete
- I never thought of a year of the tiger tattoo (or whatever theme suits my year). What a great idea! Blessed!
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