The social perspective of Tattooing and Piercing - Sri Lanka
Tattoo is described in Webster’s Dictionary (1993) as “an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body by the insertion of pigment under the skin or by the production of scars” (Laurence et al., 2005). Body piercing involves the insertion of a needle into various areas of the body to create an opening through which decorative ornaments such as jewelry may be worn (Greif et al., 1999; Laurence et al., 2005). Earlier Tattooing is mostly a souvenir which is a keepsake mark an important moment. The tattoos were always sentimental: you didn’t mark yourself for life if you weren’t sentimental (Clinton and Angus,2008). In the ancient period of time tattooing considered to be an important matter. In history such people who tattooed were identified as the high stated, culture oriented and most honored towards mother land. People from different countries involved in tattooing for various reasons. Along with the time tattooing become a matter of fashion and everyone started to tattoo letters, s