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2. Hajichi - Wikipedia

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   However, there was a movement to revive the practice as a symbol of female empowerment and of their Ryukyuan cultural heritage. [4] Some people, concerned about the professional ramifications of permanent tattoos on their hands, turned to temporary Hajichi made using fruit-based inks.

3. Yantra tattooing - Wikipedia

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   Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer.

4. Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing

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   Peach blossoms are symbols of spring season and happiness. [17] Peony flowers. Peony flowers are symbols of prosperity, [22] wealth, and honour; [5] they also a symbol of spring and feminine beauty. [4] Peonies are often used on Chinese women's clothing. [4] Plum blossoms. Plum blossoms are symbol of winter season as it blooms in the cold. [17]

5. Rapa Nui tattooing - Wikipedia

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   Rapa Nui tattoo tools, Manchester Museum. Tattoos, as well as other forms of art in Rapa Nui, blends anthropomorphic and zoomorphic imagery. [3] The most common symbols represented were of the Make-Make god, Moais, Komari (the symbol of female fertility), the manutara, and other forms of birds, fish, turtles or figures from the Rongo Rongo ...

6. Religious perspectives on tattooing - Wikipedia

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   Tattoos hold rich historical and cultural significance as permanent markings on the body, conveying personal, social, and spiritual meanings. However, religious interpretations of tattooing vary widely, from acceptance and endorsement to strict prohibitions associating it with the desecration of the sacred body.

7. Bindi (decoration) - Wikipedia

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   Bindis are a staple and symbolic for women in the Indian subcontinent. [22] In addition to the bindi, in India, a vermilion mark in the parting of the hair just above the forehead is worn by married women as a symbol of life-long commitment to their husbands. During all Hindu marriage ceremonies, the groom applies sindoor in the part in the ...

8. Pakudos - Wikipedia

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   A pakudos symbol. A pakudos is a visual motif used by the Hanunuo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines. Pakudos are characterized by symmetrical, aesthetic, and orderly utilization of lines and space with equal utilization of vertical and horizontal composition. [1] The word pakudos was coined from cruz, the Spanish word for cross.

9. Religious image - Wikipedia

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   Some of the most common religious symbols in the religion are the Om, the sacred syllable regarded to represent the Ultimate Reality, and the Swastika, a symbol of auspiciousness. [ 9 ] The mode of worshipping deities through religious images is described in Hindu texts such as the Puranas , with prescriptions of the manner in which an image ...