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	Hex sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hex signs are a form of folk art, thought by some to be of a talismanic nature, found in the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition.
		Artfully painted hex signs, in star-like patterns, are a well-known sight on Pennsylvania Dutch barns in and around central Pennsylvania, especially Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Berks County, Pennsylvania.
		Hex signs were painted directly onto barns in a portion of Pennsylvania Dutch country, beginning, probably, in the latter half of the 19th Century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hex_sign (243 words)

	Hex sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hex signs are predominately used by many of what the plain Anabaptist sects like the Amish and Mennonites consider to be "gay" or showy German immigrants, signs are rarley if never seen on an Amish or Mennonite household or farm.
		In the 20th Century, signs began to be sold which could then be mounted onto barns.
		Contrary to some popular fiction, hex signs are not a part of Amish culture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hex_signs (243 words)

	Hex Sign Meanings - EquiHex Designs Equine Hex Signs & Gifts
		Hex Signs are the colorful signs that were first seen painted on the huge, red barns of the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 18th century, "hex" taken from the German die Hexe, meaning Witch.
		In current hex sign mythology, the 5-pointed star is purported to be a symbol of protection from fire and lightning or a protection for livestock, a meaning closely related to the use of these stars by ancient Norsemen.
		One of the more popular stars in hex signs (and the one we use in the EquiHex Star Series hex signs), the eight-pointed star has ancient roots as a symbol of the planet Venus and for the Venus goddess, which is probably why this star is sometimes associated with fertility.
	www.equihex.com /meanings.htm (1307 words)

	NewStandard: 12/8/96
		Most hex signs we saw are variations of elaborate stars on red or white barns, although one barn was adorned with tulip signs.
		I always heard hex signs were designed to keep away witches, which made me wonder why they didn't put them on the farmhouses rather than the barns.
		Hex signs adore a side of a barn facing a creek in rural Pennsylvania.
	www.s-t.com /daily/12-96/12-08-96/e09sr128.htm (1270 words)

	PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HEX SIGNS
		Hex Symbol- The Pennsylvania Dutch painted symbolic Hex Signs to hang in their homes or on their barns as symbols of good luck or good fortune.
		These very colorful symbols also had meanings or legends; a hex sign was selected based on color, design and the meaning for the family.
		Students should bring to their hex symbols to the drying rack five minutes before the end of class so that there is enough time to clean up the paint materials.
	www.geocities.com /forartzsake/hexsign.html (1034 words)

	Purpose
		This early explanation sparked interest from outsiders on the hex signs, and began a debate on why hex signs exist.
		Many of the barn signs along the Dutch Hex Highway (Old Route 22 in Northern Berks County) can be seen painted in green and yellow colors.
		Hex signs that are painted on disks that can be removed and repainted or replaced often have other colors and more complex designs.
	www.kutztown.edu /academics/liberal_arts/anthropology/carney.htm (761 words)

	Hex Signs @ Rohrbach Library, Kutztown University of PA
		The Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Sign is a unique expression of regional art.
		Hex signs are generally confined to a circular border and often contain a star pattern inside.
		Hex signs began appearing on Pennsylvania Dutch barn in 1860 or before.
	faculty.kutztown.edu /weber/padutch/hexsigns.htm (373 words)

	Hex Signs at Amish Country News - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
		The bright patterns and geometric forms, known as Hex Signs, were used by the ancestors of our Pennsylvania German settlers on birth certificates, furniture, pottery, textile, etc. Indeed many are thought to have come originally from religious motif designs, the two main patterns being the Sun and Tree of Life.
		While many people today use Hex Signs purely for decoration, the Amish have not painted and do not paint hex signs on their barns.
		When hanging Hex Signs indoors, use a small nail or screw in the center of the sign.
	www.amishnews.com /hexsigns.htm (207 words)

	August 2004 Polymer Clay Polyzine Hex Sign Canes
		Hex signs are neither hocus-pocus nor sacrilegious when viewed as examples of American folkart.
		The colorful designs of hex signs adorn the barns of many Pennsylvania Dutch families and their non-Pennsylvania Dutch neighbors.
		To make hex sign canes from polymer clay, use the "cookie cutter" method -- condition and roll out clay to a thickness of no more than the depth of your cutters.
	www.pcpolyzine.com /2004aug/hex.html (559 words)

	Home Decor - Amish country made - Amishshop.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Each hex sign is made of durable masonite faced with a white formica-like surface and then finished with the design.
		Hex is a sign for love for all and power over evil.
		Hex is said to have "wonderful good power" and to produce good results with abundance and goodwill.
	www.amishshop.com /hazel-doc/homedecor.htm (836 words)

	Georgia's Custom Xstitch - Hex Signs
		Many of these hex sign designs are adapted from the masonite designs "lovingly" painted by Jacob Zook, The Hex Man, at his original store, Will-Char: The Hex Place, The Home of Jacob Zook Original Hex Signs.
		Hex Sign Clip Art Pennsylvania Dutch - mothergoose.com, Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs adapted from the work of Professor Johnny Ott, Hexologist; EquiHex Designs Equine Hex Signs and Gifts; die Hexenmeisteren; or W.
		Using the Big Daddy hex as an example, designs and colors from one designer to the next, while similar, may be quite different.
	www.customxstitch.com /hex.shtml (2437 words)

	THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN HEX SIGN: A STUDY IN FOLK PROCESS (FOLK ART, BELIEF, VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE)
		The Pennsylvania German Hex Sign is a prominent part of the landscape in the rural regions of southeastern Pennsylvania.
		Many popular ideas concerning hex signs have arisen in the last fifty years which say that these designs are apotropaic devices used to scare away witches, demons and thieves.
		While hex signs are an important part of the Pennsylvania German folk art tradition, they have not received the attention that the other genres, such as the decorated chests and fraktur, have.
	repository.upenn.edu /dissertations/AAI8422908 (320 words)

	Hex signs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Traditionally, hex signs are painted on barns, stables and houses for protection against lightning, to ensure fertility and protect animal and human occupants alike from becoming ferhexed, or bewitched.
		The hex sign are also painted on candles; household goods such as kitchen utensils and racks; and on wooden and metal disks which can be hung in windows.
		In Germany, tradition calls for the hex signs to be placed on the frames of barns, but not houses; in Switzerland, it was customary to place the sign on houses.
	www.themystica.com /mystica/articles/h/hex_signs.html (398 words)

	The Skeptiseum - Hex Signs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Area residents offer theories that the signs are 'fire signs,' that is, that they give notice that the properties were covered by early insurance companies.
		Other signs may be symbols of freedom and land ownership, or expressions of personal creativity, and indigenous folk art resembling the popular quilting patterns of the area.
		Or...they may actually be hex signs, carefully wrought circles meant to ward off bad luck, witchcraft, and spells, and evil spirits.
	www.skeptiseum.org /exhibits/superstitions/hex.html (329 words)

	Horse Hex Sign
		Folks put these horse signs on the barns to protect their horses and other livestock from harm.
		The horse sign is done in four different colors, all blending together to create an outstanding sign.
		The horse hex sign is done in 4 different colors, all blending together to create an outstanding sign!
	www.padutchculture.com /cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?25X358795 (129 words)

	Hex Signs (or other decorative wardings) - www.ezboard.com
		Every reference I've found to the hex sign being any sort of warding or having any mystical/magical connotation has been in material with a witchcraft/occult/pagan focus.
		Nothing I've seen dealing with the hex signs themselves has indicated that they are more than pretty images, peculiarly Pennsylvania Dutch.
		My grandmother was particularly attached to the "disselfink" hex sign (I'm sure that's not how it's properly spelled -- I've never seen it written down so I'm spelling it how it sounded) -- which insured good luck and harmony in a household.
	www.surlalunefairytales.com /boardarchives/2004/nov2004/hexsigns.html (556 words)

	Berks-Mont Newspapers - Hamburg Area Item - 08/26/2005 - Meet your neighbor: Eric Claypoole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The signs were usually painted directly on the barn wood without the benefit of a background paint.
		He uses the impressions from the ghost hex to restore the hex signs on barns in the area.
		The hex sign was painted on a barn from the 1820s or 30s and is a "barn star", a simple star shape painted on wood imbedded in the stone side of the barn.
	www.berksmontnews.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15103111&BRD=2694&PAG=461&dept_id=552986&rfi=6 (703 words)

	Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs - Folk Art - KinderArt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Upon successful completion of the lesson on Pennsylvania Dutch Hex signs, the sixth grade students will be able to identify and create Hex signs, based on unity, focal point, nature and a personal meaning, with 100% accuracy.
		Base their Hex signs on nature and have a personal meaning for their family or themselves.
		Create a personal Hex sign in a 9" diameter circle on a wooden disk in a primary color scheme with red, blue, yellow and fl paints.
	www.kinderart.com /folkart/hex.shtml (624 words)

	Amish Culture Slide Show - NTTI Lesson Plan
		Hex signs were used to decorate barns, chests, birth certificates, Bibles and tombstones.
		Hex signs are based on nature and have a personal meaning for the family or person who created them.
		The Amish Hex Signs worksheet and their coloring materials should be used for this activity.
	www.wviz.org /edsvcs/projects/ntti/lesson_plans/03_amish.asp (2181 words)

	All Shop's Items : Abigails Attic Treasures
		This sign is done in shades of blue, red, and yellow with a bird perching on the branches of a tulip.
		This sign is done in fl, red, and yellow with 2 birds along side of the fl shamrock (at least I think it is a shamrock) in the center.
		This sign is done in shades of blue and yellow with a large eagle.
	www.rubylane.com /shops/abigailsattictreasures/ilist/,id=0.html (2695 words)

	The Story of the Hex Sign
		Over a period of many years, the story evolved that local Pennsylvania German farmers put colorful symbols called "hex signs" on their barns to keep the evil spirits away or to bring good luck.
		At Will-Char, the "Hex Place," the wonderful tradition of the hex sign lives on, and their hex signs are sold in many of the local gift shops.
		For visitors to Lancaster County, hex signs remain a colorful and delightful gift or souvenir, as they are truly something unique to the Pennsylvania Dutch area.
	www.amishnews.com /featurearticles/Storyofhexsigns.htm (869 words)

	Folk Art : Trade Signs :
		An original and amusing French country' Boulangerie' (bakershop) double-sided carved wood hangingTrade sign in the form of a carved and painted Croissant mounted above a shaped board with traces of original paint and gilding, and an applied painted...
		This whimsical folk art sign measures 15 1/2" by 11 3/4".
		Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Sign - Bless this House
	search.rubylane.com /collectibles?id=30.6 (691 words)

	Operant Hexology Lesson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In looking at the signs on pages 158 – 160, which sign would you choose to represent faith in oneself, what one does, and humanity.
		Some Hex Masters think that the colors of the Hex Sign are purely for the sake of good looks, while others hold that the colors have special magical significance.
		Tell us what the sign is for and why you decided on the symbols you chose.
	northernway.org /school/onw/folk/hex.html (328 words)

	Greater Reading Convention & Visitors Bureau April 3, 2000 Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There’s nothing sinister about these signs; to the contrary, they were often painted as a talisman for luck, faith, fertility, protection from harm, lightning and even wishes for a perfect marriage.
		The tradition of painting these hex signs on barns began in the mid-nineteenth century, although the geometric patterns and symbolism traces its roots back to the artistry and symbolism of medieval Europe.
		The Berks County Hex Barn Art Tour Guide is available by calling 1-610-375-4085, toll-free at 1-800-443-6610, or writing to the Reading and Berks County Visitors Bureau, 352 Penn Street, Reading, PA 19602.
	www.readingberkspa.com /media/pr_4_3_00.asp (540 words)

	barn dutch hex pennsylvania sign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hex Signs Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols, & their Meaning Don Yoder & Thomas E Graves and sheds, explores the early history and how the hex sign has evolved.
		Create a personal Hex sign in a 9" diameter circle on a wooden disk in a primary color scheme with...
		Hex Signs; Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & their Meaning Don Yoder...
	www.pennsylvania-bookmarks.com /barn_dutch_hex_pennsylvania_sign.html (498 words)

	dutch hex pennsylvania sign
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		Coffee Mugs, A quality ceramic mug, with a interpretation of the Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign on the reverse.
		I have designed this sign using traditional designs found on Pennsylvania hex signs.
	www.pennsylvania-bookmarks.com /dutch_hex_pennsylvania_sign.html (498 words)

	BEAVER COUNTY MILITIA...WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
		Similar Amish hex signs have been appearing in Lancaster and quilts bearing this pattern are all the rage this holiday season.
		They said the "bio-hazard" sign was only a little used hex sign and there were no nuclear devices on any farms.
		When questioned about the "radioactive" signs they said that they were experimenting with a new and less boastful triangle design for their buggies that would be accepted by both the Amish and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
	www.geocities.com /beaver_militia/wmd.html (568 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Also called Barn art, the hex sign area includes all of Berks and Lehigh, and portions of seven adjacent counties.
		The shaping of the Hex Highway landscape shows a strong influence of Swiss and German immigrants to this region during the 18th and 19th centuries.
		Although the tradition of painting hex signs did not begin until the mid-nineteenth century, the geometric patterns and symbolism of barn decorations traces its root to the artistry and symbolism of Medieval Europe.
	www.hexsigns.org /about.htm (286 words)

	Hex Signs
		When you have decided that your hex sign is complete, paint your hex sign with the acrylic paint colors that you have decided on.
		Most geometric hex signs are thought to possess the magic of past ages within the design, but activating the sign with your own personal energy and thereby giving it additional strength seems justifiable.
		Each Hex sign is painted with the loving care of the artist and in turn should be cared for by the owner.
	www.folkart.com /hex/make.htm (406 words)

	Hex Signs - Pop Occulture
		According to that site, “hex” comes from the German word for “witch”, and some say that these signs are used as warding devices to keep away spells and bad fortune.
		In one of the most popular books on the subject, Hex Signs, the authors say that “the meanings we find in the hex signs are ethnic identity, ethnic pride, and the pure joy of colorful decoration.” Another author writing in the 1950’s indicated:
		The tradition of Hex signs painted on Pennsylvania barns in some areas originally relates to this tradition, as the symbols were pentagrams thought to have talismanic properties; though many current hex signs are made simply for decoration.
	www.timboucher.com /journal/2005/08/15/hex-signs (1164 words)

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