UK residents honor Manchester attack victims with bee tattoos
Residents in the UK have been honouring the victims of the Manchester attack by getting themselves tattoos of bees.
The Manchester Tattoo Appeal was started by tattoo artist Sam Barber, in order to both show solidarity with those affected by the attack as well as raise money for the victims and their families, with those getting tattooed being asked to donate 50 pounds, the equivalent of $64.
Barber said the bee was the “obvious choice as a symbol of strength” for “the city that has always stuck together,” with the bee having long been the symbol of Manchester, representing a “hive of activity” in an industrial city.
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The crowdfunding page started by Barber had raised almost 30,000 pounds by Saturday night, with many tattoo parlours raising their own funds to be added to the appeals and organisers describing the actions as an “overwhelming response” from studios around the world. The tattoo parlours struggled to keep up with demand, with some of them keeping their doors open until 2 a.m.
The idea also spread outside the UK, with tattoo parlours in Australia, US or Canada also inking the bee.
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