Study and Analysis of Tattoos in Ivan City

Tattooing is cultural ritual rooted in the religion of the sacrifice; But its ritual-magical aspect has gradually diminished and its aesthetic and visual aspects have remained. Inserting a needle into the skin and shedding some blood and the role of sacred names and signs on the skin is a kind of endurance of suffering to achieve the goal and is a kind of spiritual sacrifice. This research, which is a qualitative study, tries to examine aspects of the culture and beliefs of the people of Ivan, which are reflected in the tattoo designs, by using a phenomenological approach by comparing traditional and modern tattoos. The sampling method is a snowball that, using a semi-structured interview, examined the old and new motifs related to tattoos among two hundred and twenty old and young people in the city of Ivan and its five villages. The results of a ten-month study show that traditional tattoos often focused on healing, repelling wounds, reminiscing about romantic memories, commemorating the death of loved ones, courage, and uniting with the totem; But in today's tattoos, the protest, art, and other aspects of attention are important. In traditional tattoos, images of animals such as deer, lion, snake, eagle;