Two people might walk into a tattoo shop on any given day and each may be seeking to get a tattoo of a cross inked onto his or her body. However, that doesn’t mean that the two people have anything else in common at all.

Like with all tattoos, cross tattoos are symbols of personal expression which may reveal different things about the personality of the tattoo bearer. Depending on the type of cross tattoo that it is, you could find strikingly different personalities between these two people.

The first person who comes in might be looking at Celtic tattoos. This may be a person of Irish descent who wants to honor his heritage with a tattoo. Alternatively, this may be someone who is interested in the political symbolism of the Celtic cross.

In contrast, the second person who comes in might be looking at religious tattoos. The traditional Catholic cross may have been chosen after looking at other religious symbols such as the Sacred Heart.

Of course, these two people don’t necessarily have to have opposing views. The Irish Catholic individual may be interested in a cross tattoo that blends either of the traditional cross images to represent her merged beliefs. In other words, the tattoo will be highly unique to the individual (as all tattoos are) and you shouldn’t assume something one way or the other about the person who got the ink done.

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