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Just a question that occurred to me while researching ancient European cultures. As it turns out, many ancient European cultures tattooed their skin. The Celts, the Dacians, many Germanic tribes did, and probably many more.

Many cultures across the world tattooed. Mesopotamians, Canaanites, Persians, Indians, Aboriginal Australians, countless Native American cultures, Polynesians, Maori.

So what happened in Europe? Why did they stop tattooing their skin? Is there a single reason or many? Does it have to do with the Romans, or Christianity?
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