Croatian tattoo meaning

Tattooing of the hands was a widespread tradition among Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman rule centuries ago. This tradition originates from the places once occupied by the Turks and its purpose was to prevent young, Catholic women being kidnapped and converted to

These are croatian traditional tattoes for females on the todays croatia/bosnia region. It started as a protection of catholic children(females) from forced transition to Muslim faith. The tradition remained and gained some few new meanings, such as tattooing before wedding to expose herself and become more aware of her physical adaptation.

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"Hrvatica." Meaning a proud woman of Croatian blood

mirelha: “ Croatian Tatoo by ~evgeniasamsonova ”

We made this collection inspired by the Croatian traditional tattoo art and the history behind it. Our idea was to create beautiful tattoos that people would wear and enjoy, but also to shine some light on this magnificent traditional folk art so it does not fade into oblivion. Our tattoos are professionally made and they can't look more realistic! They are waterproof, safe and high-quality thus they can last up to a week! Also, not to get confused, our tattoos are blurred on purpose. It…