German settlers brought their old world traditions to Pennsylvania over 325 years ago. Today we know them as the Pennsylvania Dutch
These supersticious farmers decorated their homes and barns with large, colorful geometric patterns.
These hex sign designs had meanings and legends
The dictionary meaning of Hex Sign is a magical symbol of usually stylized design for protection against evil spirits.

Example: The Eight Pointed Star symbolized "abundance and goodwill".

Shapes

Crescent Moons - the four seasons

Distelfink - good luck and happiness

Two distelfinks - double good luck and happiness

Two distelfinks crossed over each other - true friendship

* The distelfink, pictured in the hex sign, is the subject of much controversy among hexologists. It is clear that the distelfink is a bird and in hex signs he is always distiguishable from other birds by the plumes of feathers on top of his head. He is portrayed in many different styles and colors. The disagreement lies in his origin. Some believe it is simply a mytholigical bird that symbolizes good luck while others believe it is actually just a thistle finch, being pronounced with a German accent.

Doves or Birds of Paradise - friendship, camaraderie, peace, purity and happiness

Eagle - strength, courage, clarity of vision

Heart - true love, lasting love, and love for others

Oak Leaf - long life, strength and endurance

Pineapple - welcome and hospitality

Raindrops - water, crop abundance and fertility

Rosettes - (thought to be the oldest symbol) good luck

Scallops - ocean waves, smooth sailing in life

Stars - protection against fires, good fortune, hope, love, fertility, energy and harmony

Sun Wheel - warmth and fertility

Tulips - Faith, hope, charity and trust in mankind

Wheat - Abundance and goodwill

Colors

Black - protection, also used to blend or bind elements together

Blue - protection, peace, calmness and spirituality

Brown - mother earth, also can mean friendship and strength

Green - growth, fertility, success in things and ideas that grow

Orange - abundance in career, projects and matters needing an added push

Red - emotions, passion, charisma, lust and also creativity

Violet - things that are sacred

White - purity, power of the moon, allows energy to flow freely

Yellow - health in body and mind, love of man and the sun, connection to the God form

 

 

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Disclaimer!!!
This is simply a collection of information in the public domain. Information conveyed herein is based on pharmacological and other records, both ancient and modern.
Take everything you read here with a grain of salt and apply it to your own experience.
Adult supervision and safety glasses are needed for this project

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