Sun Tattoo Designs & Meanings:

There is something which we see each and every day, yet fundamentally we have no idea how it got there. We often take it for granted, and assume that it will be there for us day after day, month after month. It is the sun, and throughout ancient history - it has always been looked at as a symbol of life - often worthy of worship.

Many explanations have been given for why the sun continues to rise day by day, and many religions have used the sun to explain life and death. However, the sun as a tattoo design is not often used to show religious faith.

Have you ever heard the saying "look on the bright side of life"? This is a directly correlated saying which extends itself from the fact that night follows day, and day follows night. If times are bad, there is always a tomorrow, and there is always a sun to make things brighter.

Sun tattoos therefore promote hope, peace, and and a sense of well being, as well as being a vital support system to life as we know it.