Anyone who thinks tattoos are a fad and only for hard-boiled people to be afraid of is wrong: on Saturday (April 15), believers will be tattooed at the Austrian religious orders in Vienna’s “Quo Vadis?”. The German star artist Silas Becks stabs him for free.
At the “Free Tattoo Walk-In” at the meeting place of the local religious orders, those interested can choose one from a small repertoire of Christian motifs and have it engraved by Silas Becks – either a filigree script or one of Becks’ self-designed symbols.
The artist from Stuttgart is himself a convinced Catholic who has been conducting such “Christian tattoo campaigns” for several years: “Many believers wear a necklace with a cross or a rosary, symbols that they can remove again,” says Becks on “Sunday”. “And some people want to carry their faith with them all the time.”
Becks himself has a tattoo, which includes some Christian symbols: a small bible, a cross, the phrase “In God we trust” on his neck, and the words “Lord, abide with me.” ) On the arm. The latter means “an incredible amount to the artist. Wherever I go, God is with me. He guides me and that is the most important thing.”
Swirl for the action
The time for the “Peckerl” on Saturday is short, but the places are in great demand – there are actually only a few left – and the fuss was big and boundless in advance: the unusual action is – how can it be are different – controversial, sometimes one is attacked and even threatened for it.
Tattoos have been enshrined in Christian tradition for centuries. They play a role in many parts of Christianity, for example among the Copts in Egypt or the Eritrean Christians. In Egypt and the Holy Land, the first documented Christian tattoos can be traced back to the sixth and seventh centuries respectively.
From there they then spread among the Eastern Christians, such as the Ethiopian, Armenian, Assyrian, Maronite churches. Independently of this, other traditions of Christian tattooing later emerged. And even now pilgrims get tattoos at the end of their journey, for example in Jerusalem, Loretto or Santiago de Compostela.
“Believe in All Things”
And why such an action in Vienna at all? “It’s about taking the signals people give themselves seriously,” says Quo Vadis director Christopher Paul Campbell. “To perceive the stories behind the tattoos, to find faith in all things.”
And when it comes to tattoos, they help shape a Catholic perspective “that is not based on prohibition and rejection, but on kindness and equality,” Campbell explains: “We see tattoos associated with the deep spirituality of the Christian religion .” Action also raises the question: “What does a Christian look like?” said the director of “Quo Vadis?”, “Is there only a pale variety or is Christianity diverse?”
“Colorful” purse
Prior to the tattoo action day on Saturday, there will be an invitation to the “Holy Mass for Colorful People” on Friday (April 14) at 6 p.m. in Vienna’s Ruprechtskirche (Ruprechtsplatz 1, 1010 Vienna). The service is designed in a very special way, for example with light and music elements.
Of course, you hope that a large number of tattooed people or tattoo friends will show up. This is followed by a discussion about the controversial position of tattooing in Christianity. All information is here.
Well, whether religious and/or tattooed or just one or neither, the day of action is always an eye-catcher and a sensation. And what do you think of it? Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments!
Source: Krone
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