| Butterfly tattoo designs are designs that have for | | | | 4. Freedom: This attribute barely needs to be |
| generations been loved. People have always been | | | | discussed. Butterflies have always been associated |
| fascinated by butterflies: from young children to | | | | with freedom. Flying about flowers with |
| adults, the butterfly is a symbol of beauty and | | | | apparently no cares in the world, these creatures |
| freedom that is second to none. There are also a | | | | have often been extremely envied by men and |
| large number of references to butterflies in | | | | women alike. Women might find this significance a |
| history, and they are the subject of a variety of | | | | little more important for them, because of their |
| mixed legends, myths and other such tales. Thus, | | | | lack of freedom in history. |
| given their special meaning in almost every | | | | Such designs are also extremely safe, especially is |
| culture, it is not strange at all that butterfly tattoo | | | | a person is getting their first tattoo ever. The |
| designs are so desired by people. | | | | reason for this, more than the designs, is that the |
| When people mention butterflies, the first thing | | | | symbolism of a butterfly is one that can be |
| that comes to mind is how gentle the creatures | | | | treasured forever and will not change with time. It |
| are. They also have other attributes, namely their | | | | is unlikely that people would not at any point in |
| beauty, the mystery associated with them, their | | | | their lives relate to joy, love and more |
| symbolism of transformation and their | | | | importantly freedom. Apart from these, such |
| representation of freedom. | | | | designs are also advised as they are naturally |
| 1. Beauty: This attribute of the butterfly is one | | | | beautiful and can be done with exquisite colouring. |
| that can hardly be argued about. In a large | | | | If a person wishes to design his or her own |
| selection of sizes and shapes, butterflies are quite | | | | tattoo, then inspirations can be got from one of |
| different even within a single species. Thus, almost | | | | many online tattoo galleries. Such galleries have |
| every butterfly is unique. It is this beauty and | | | | huge ranges of designs, ranging from Celtic |
| more importantly uniqueness that cause butterfly | | | | butterflies to Tribal butterflies, among others. |
| tattoo designs to be so popular with women. | | | | Such butterfly tattoo designs can thus exist in a |
| 2. Mystery: There is a large amount of mystery | | | | variety of shapes, as well as colours and sizes. |
| that is associated with the metamorphosis of a | | | | The best online galleries have expert tattoo |
| caterpillar into a butterfly. This sense of mystery | | | | artists who will be able to tattoo such designs on |
| has prevailed throughout the ages so that even | | | | any part of one’s body. The most popular |
| today people are captivated by the occurrence. | | | | areas for butterfly tattoo designs have been |
| This sense of mystery has also in a way | | | | found to be the lower back, arm, shoulder and |
| contributed to their popularity as tattoo designs, | | | | ankle. |
| since many people feel that it represents the | | | | Thus with a renewed understanding of the |
| mystery within them. | | | | symbolism of the butterfly, a person might wish |
| 3. Transformation: The metamorphosis of the | | | | that they could themselves become butterflies! |
| butterfly also represents transformation from | | | | Sadly, this is not possible, but the next best thing |
| caterpillar to butterfly, which could also be | | | | is: a person could advertise their spirit of mystery, |
| interpreted as a person becoming more beautiful. | | | | beauty, freedom and transformation by getting |
| This has also led to such designs becoming popular | | | | one of the large number of available butterfly |
| among girls who undergo a similar transformation | | | | tattoo designs. |
| into women. | | | | |