Zoom Tattoos: Sparrow Bird Tattoos

Historically, the sparrow tattoo started as a sailors’ tattoo. Sailors used to get a sparrow tattoo for every 5,000 nautical miles they traveled. Sparrows were also believed to bring a sailor good luck, so sometimes the sailor got his Sparrow tattoo before leaving the docks, hoping it would act as a talisman, and help bring him safely home again. he ancient Egyptians believed that sparrows would catch the souls of those who had died.

This belief was another cause for a sailor to have the sparrow tattoo, as if the sailor had the misfortune of dying at sea, according to the legend the sparrow would carry his spirit to heaven.

In modern times, the sparrow tattoo is sometimes used as memorial designs for loved ones who have passed away.

The sparrow tattoo can be inked holding the ends of a banner that bears the name and birth/death dates of the person being memorialized.