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hex signs
(
thing
)
by
spazm
Mon Oct 01 2001 at 13:52:53
Colorful
folkart
talisman
s which may be found adorning barns in
Pennsylvania Dutch
country. They are usually circular and often
radially symetrical
like
mandala
. The following is a list of the more common
hex
symbol
s, and their intended
meaning
s:
Central
rosette
: Wards against adversity and evil.
Eight-petaled flower
:Protection against adversity or evil
Six-petaled flower
: Romantic love
Twelve-petaled flower
: Good fortune all year.
Eight-pointed star or the color
green
: Abundance and good will
Five-pointed star
: Good fortune
One
Distlefink
(Thistle
Finch
)
: Good fortune; happiness
Two Distlefinks
: Love and marriage
Hearts or the color red
: Love of friends and family
The color blue
: Truth, beauty, and spiritual strength
Yellow
: The sun; Life
Wavy
blue border
: Smooth sailing, ease, contentment
Maple
leaves
: beauty; the
seasonal
nature of life
Unicorn
s
:
Virtue
and
piety
.
Circles
: The continuity of life.
Shamrock
: Good fortune.
Sources:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4617/HexSigns/symbols.html
http://www.rauscountrystore.com/signs/hexpicts.htm
http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/hex/hexx.htm
A "behind the barn" sort of thing
Pennsylvania Dutch
Hex River Valley
Margaret Mattson
Dutch barn
Heart's Desire
apotropaic
mandala
Warlock
hexproof
pastoralism
Star of David
Wavy
Symmetrical
Rosette
totem pole
rainbow
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