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'''Tattooing''' is a process in which a [[needle]] impregnated with [[ink]] is repeatedly used to pierce the [[dermis]], leaving the ink embedded in the skin to create a design. Once a Tattoo is applied to the [[dermis]] it can only be removed via expensive [[laser]] surgery.
'''Tattooing''' is a process in which a [[needle]] impregnated with [[ink]] is repeatedly used to pierce the [[dermis]], leaving the ink embedded in the skin to create a design. Once a Tattoo is applied to the [[dermis]] it can only be removed via expensive [[laser]] surgery. The most popular tattoos are of religious imagery and memorial tattoos.
Tattooing is forbidden by the [[Bible]] in the [[Old Testament]]:
Tattooing is thought to be forbidden by the [[Bible]] in the [[Old Testament]]:
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''Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.'' [[Leviticus]] 19:28 (KJV)
''Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.'' [[Leviticus]] 19:28 (KJV)
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However this quote forbids the specific practice of cutting one's skin and rubbing charcoal or other black material into the wound for the purpose of mourning the dead; it was a religious act that was found amongst many tribal societies at the time. The modern idea of tattooing for decoration and self expression did not exist at the time.
[[Category:Culture]]
[[Category:Culture]]