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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
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Heart's Desire
apotropaic
mandala
Warlock
pastoralism
Wavy
Symmetrical
Rosette
totem pole
rainbow