Cherry Tattoos

Cherry tattoos are not widely popular tattoos, but still there are good number of them, especially among women. Cherries, or the cherry tree, have a number of different meanings depending on the culture that the tattoo originates from. The cherry tree is also among the worlds oldest cultivated fruit trees. The tree was able to provide food and wood for various Asian civilizations since 250 BC. The cherry tree is known to be beautiful and colorful. The wood from the cherry tree is often used for decoration, and is also considered to be among the most beautiful woods. Because of this reason cherries, and also the cherry tree, are considered by many to symbolize beauty, and more specifically, natural beauty.

The most common symbolism for a cherry is fertility. There are numerous reasons why a cherry symbolizes fertility. Just looking at a large, colorful, juicy cherry you can see where some may compare the taste of a cherry to the taste of your first love. Cherries are known to be either incredibly sweet or incredibly sour, which is how many people would consider relationships and love to be as well. Cherries are intensely colored and have a strong taste that can be used to symbolize fertility. They are often large, round, and red which can symbolize a lovers lips and does in a variety of old stories. In the modern world, the cherry often references virginity and the loss of it. The cherry has been connected with fertility, love, relationships, etc. for a long time and the symbolism continues to carry on throughout the generations.

Cherry tattoo designs can symbolize a wide variety of different things. Some women tattoo a cherry on themselves to symbolize virginity or purity. I’m sure you are familiar with the phrase, but the cherry, even today is often referenced when describing the purity of a women. For this reason the cherry can symbolize innocence, or in some cases, depending on how the cherry is depicted, the lack of innocence. Lack of innocence is often depicted through a plucked or smashed cherry. This innocence can be that of the individuals, or can symbolize a much broader innocence. Perhaps that of the world.

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