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The Celtic cross tattoos are one of the most popular versions of the ancient body art. For the people of Irish, Scots or Welsh origin often love the designs as a medium to express their pride and love for their Celtic heritage. They consider these designs as a classic and indigenous sty or art inherited from their ancestors. Most of these designs include the slightly modified version of the Latin cross. The Celtic cross is inked with a ring placed within the area intersecting the crossbar and upright shaft.

For the Celtic people the cross is a symbol of the bridge between heaven and earth. Earth or temporal life is represented by the horizontal arms of the cross, whereas the heaven or spiritual life is symbolized by the vertical arms. Thus, the cross symbolizes the union of the earthy world and the spiritual world. The circle included inside the Celtic cross tattoos indicates the unending love of the creator.

The cross was inked on the body parts of the ancient Celtic people to protect them from various harms. A number of modern believers of Christianity also prefer these tattoos to represent their common religious symbol in a distinct and traditional way. An observer can easily notice the loops or knots placed within the intersection area to distinguish the spiritual version of the cross tattoos. But the complicacy of the loops or knots must be inked in a proper manner by the artist inking the Celtic cross tattoos. You need to avail the services of an experienced tattoo artist who has already inked various tattoos of Celtic designs.