Tattoo Ideas - Symbols That Are Considered Lucky

Everybody has different ideas of what is considered to be lucky. The standard symbols of luck and good fortune are diamonds, horseshoes, a rabbit's foot, a four-leaf clover, the number seven, and the dice.

In religious implication, the number seven is said to be lucky because according to the Bible, God created the heavens and earth in six days and rested on the seventh day. There are seven Virtues as well as seven deadly sins; and Jesus advised Peter to forgive someone seventy times seven times.

A horse shoe which both ends are pointing up is considered lucky because a blacksmith named Saint Dunstan nailed a horse shoe to the hoof of the Devil that caused him pain. A rabbit's foot is said to be lucky because it is a very powerful and useful charm.

A four leaf clover is sometimes associated with love, faith and love. The fourth leaf which is smaller that the three leaves is luck. In the Christian traditions, the first three leaves are often represents the Holy Trinity while the fourth is God's grace. The four leaf clover is very rare and the odds of finding it are estimated to be 10,000 to 1.

A diamond tattoo is also one of the good luck charms because it symbolizes immunity from destruction and eternal protection in past, present and future life. The dice are the familiar numbered cubes used in playing games. The result and ending of a game depends in every roll of the dice. Dice is considered lucky because is represents the chance of winning not only in gambling but also considerably in the game of life.

As a tattoo design, the horse shoe, the four leaf clover, the rabbit's foot, the diamond and the dice are all symbols of luck and good fortune. Whatever design you choose, our life is not always depends on luck. Luck is only a belief and traditions of different people. The design is only a representation on what a person wants to have in life or their personal expression. At the end of the day, life is what we make it.