Where did piercings and tattoos originate?

Personally i love tattoos more than piercings and i am a proud owner of two of them. That's why i'll be indulging in a more detailed version of the history, so bear with me. read more

Personally i love tattoos more than piercings and i am a proud owner of two of them. That's why i'll be indulging in a more detailed version of the history, so bear with me. read more

The piercing of the glans of the penis for the insertion of jewelry is a very ancient practice. the Apadravya piercing is mentioned in the Kama Sutra (700 AD) and the Palang piercing has been practiced in Southeast Asia for several hundred years. Several genital piercings originate in Asia, where piercing has been practiced since antiquity. read more

Tahitian tattoos served as rites of passage, telling the history of the wearer's life. Tattoos served as symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, amulets and talismans, protection, and so on. read more