Hi Steemianos, be welcome once again on my blog - your friend @fredeibarra greets you
Have you ever asked- why a person would get a tattoo of rooster? Today I am going to tell you
Source
The popularity of cock tattoos is getting bigger and this is due to all the symbolic load that this animal has had for centuries- for many cultures this is very important because of its mythology and its behavior, and this is the first animal to announce the birth of a new day - this simple echo has caught the attention of ancient cultures
Roosters are one of the most used animals in human rituals, in this is included sorcery, divination, Budu rituals, satanic rituals, and also those famous cleansings within witchcraft against bad luck in which there are always roosters, smoke, eggs
Since ancient times roosters have been attributed medicinal values, religious values or magical powers- in antiquity these were considered as healing beings of the sick with the ability to return faith and health and even to non-believers - these were also used to ward off demons and evil spirits
)Source
Within what in the Islamic culture the roosters are considered a benevolent bird, a bird that sings when it perceives the presence of the Angels, of geniuses or some benign spirit - also in Islam it is considered a good habit to get up and pray when the cock crows, and this is to do the relevant prayers at the beginning of the day within the Muslim culture
To the rooster and by nature is represented with some exaltation, with courage, with pride, with majesty - the rooster symbolizes a warning eye, symbolizes awakening, symbolizes surveillance - The rooster is associated with all these characteristics and obviously these are also manifested in the tattoos of roosters
In the Nordic traditions roosters are considered a symbol of vigilance, since it is the roosters who warned the Gods of the attacks of the giants
In the western world precisely because of this tradition they are still placed in some elevated parts of houses, churches or barns a rooster with a compass that indicates the direction in which the wind blows wind and this as a solar symbol and a symbol of vigilance and to bring blessings to the house
In Japan the rooster is considered as a manifestation of light, its song is the one that makes the Goddess Amaterasu leave the cave which is the Sun Goddess in Japan
Source
Other characteristics and associations with roosters can be - fertility, masculinity, and we can also find several examples like when someone wants to be the very cock so to speak we are denoting that there is a manifestation of courage of pride, maybe wanting to fight and these attitudes are associated with certain masculine attitudes
In Asian culture we find roosters in the sacred symbology of Feng Shui According to this philosophy the rooster is one of the 12 animals that witnessed the death of Buddha, and symbolizes glory and triumph - the rooster is layers of awakening the good and chasing away the bad its crest is red and therefore it is said to attract Yang energy
On the other hand, for the Taoists the symbol of the rooster is considered a solar force- and the sands where the cockfights take place can have several names, this, of course, depends on the country and region in which they are carried out, can be in some cases, the round, the palenque, the coliseum, or as we call it in Venezuela the galleras
In cockfighting basically ends when one of the two roosters falls and when it is impossible to stand up and in some cases with death - in some occasions when the rooster flees from the other one it is said that it is of little race and the combat is finished
The field of cockfighting is a very broad and very deep topic that undoubtedly has a lot, a lot of information and they are deeply rooted in many quantities of Spanish-speaking countries, as for example Spain, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Finally, in many countries of the world, cockfighting is a topic
And obviously all this courage, all this tradition of the cockfighting cultures, Of value, no doubt all this can be translated into a tattoo
Source
As we have already realized we can say that the meaning of the roosters in the tattoos, they have a symbolism as varied as their plumage- and undoubtedly it is an excellent symbol to wear proudly on the skin
I hope this blog of the roosters has been to your liking, and they have found it interesting and informative - You can share with me your opinions and your ideas in the comments- I invite you to follow me if you wish @fredeibarra your support and good comments motivate me to continue striving to bring content to this wonderful community, I would be so grateful- without anything else to say I say goodbye and we will be reading soon
Thanks to the @engranaje project that helps the Hispanic community grow, I also want to thank the people who have supported me since I joined this wonderful community like @hr1 and also by supporting other people in their growth, to @xpilar for being a very friendly person and to carry a good quality content and help new ones grow, also @game00 to enlighten us with their daily photos that are really amazing and very striking, @coincentrado that helped me so much with their videos, and for not hesitate to help me when I spoke about a question I had These people that I have previously mentioned and those that I need to name also have my support and no matter how much time passes, You can follow all these people and see their content and can a