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Sparrow Tattoo

In looking up the meaning of a sparrow tattoo I found that the meanings are varied and there are so many of them that there is really no telling which may mean more than the other. Perhaps they are all equal and only really matters to the person who has the sparrow tattoo on their body, like this colorful blue and red sparrow as shown in this picture.

Some of the claimed meanings behind the sparrow tattoo were, men who have sparrows tattooed on their hands when released from prison saying that it symbolizes freedom. There are gangs that use sparrow tattoos as a symbol that they will do anything they want and will follow no ones rules. A sparrow is also said to be a symbol of finding true love, perhaps because sparrows are one of the few birds to only choose one mate in their entire life. There are also some tattoo artists who put sparrows on themselves as a way of drawing away evil spirits they believe may come to them because of the nature of some of the tattoos they do. These are only a few of the meanings out of many more that are out there. Personally I think mostly it represents a certain type of freedom and in truth if you like the sparrow tattoo it doesn’t matter what someone may think it stands for.

 
Sparrow Tattoo

So who decides to finally get a tattoo and decides to get a sparrow tattoo? I don’t know. I wouldn’t pick that. It just seems too simple. But perhaps the symbolism of flight and freedom was something very important to this person at the time of getting this sparrow tattoo. If that was the case then good for them.
 
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