#Sparrow tattoo meaning free#

I don't think that it has its OWN meaning, when i was 16, my first tattoo was different birds flying up my stomach, each one, to me, represented a family member or close friend of mine that had passed away.See Matthew 10:29, which reads 'Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.' The tat may have a religious significance.The way the sparrow is pictured also defines a lot about its' meaning. Sparrows are also known for traveling great distances, but always returning home.

Sparrows can mean all/any of the following: eternity, luck, innocence.Sailors earned the right to wear 'blue birds of happiness' tattoos on either side of their chest after having crossed the Equator.Makes sense though for ex-cons to get them for freedom. I'm a sailor, I have sailor tats and the sparrows are a sailor tat. A sparrow for a safe journey a sparrow for a safe return and a banner from one beak to the other for every five thousand miles.They believe it will protect them and keep evil spirits away. Some tattoo artists get tattoos of sparrows somewhere on their body to draw evil away from their body, because they tattoo demons and anti-religious stuff everyday.A sparrow is different from most birds, when they find their soul mate, they stay with them until their life's end. Having three sparrows on my body, one singing a song symbolizing Freedom and the other two diving toward a nautical star representing freedom to love and to find your true love.A sparrow is a symbol of finding your true love.

#Sparrow tattoo meaning free#

I know of a gang that gets tattoos like that and they get them because it is their way of showing that they are free to do what they like and don't follow any rules but their own.

It may not mean anything, but I know a lot of men in the UK who have bird tattoos on their hands and wrists have been released from prison.

More answers from WikiAnswers contributors: A seaman with 5,000 miles or more under his belt earned the right to a sparrow tattoo. Back in the days of the tall ships, sailors would get a sparrow tattoo for crossing a sea, i.e., from the US to England.