Bat tattoos - a deity or a Halloween character

On many occasions, animals are very dear to the population. We have them as pets so that they are always with us; there are even times that they become part of family and friends. However, on occasion, the bat is considered a flying rat. So in this case, I want to talk about what bat tattoos really symbolize.

In Europe, the bat symbolizes the night, the underworld. They are critically criticized creatures, in part because of their relationship with Dracula. However, not all bat species drink blood: only three of the hundreds of species that exist. But this negative opinion about bats is not due only to this point; The Bible already considered them evil animals, as they were associated with the underworld, home of Satan.

These stories are very curious, but today it is known that they are not true: bats are not minions of Dracula or Lucifer. Still, these types of terrifying stories have left their embers at a party held on October 31: Halloween.

So, for all those lovers of fear, of stories so as not to sleep and of the night in which the "evil elements" come together to frighten people, It is a more than fantastic option to get a tattoo.

However, the idea changes if we move to China. In this country, the bat represents happiness. In fact, in the language itself this relationship can be observed, since both words share the character «fu» in their spelling.

As well we can go back to the time of the Mayans, when the bat was not only the recipient of good thoughts, but he was considered a deity.

At the end of the day, we must not forget that the bat is the only mammal capable of flight, nor that it is an animal that is guided by the senses. Maybe this is why the Indians of North America considered it an animal that represents intuition. The spirit of bats was often invoked when a special energy needed to be attracted, with which one could see through ambiguities to access the truth.

As can be seen, our little flying animal is not a negative or terrifying symbol in all parts of the world, it is only affected by legends. Therefore, you may want to put aside the prejudices that exist about bats and take it with you, on your skin.