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HEX SIGNS
THE PENNSYLVANIA-DUTCH USE A HEXAGON-SHAPED AND BRIGHTLY
PAINTED SYMBOL ON THEIR HOUSES AND BARNS TO WARD OFF
EVIL.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BETHEL PARK
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Angular forms |
Date learned: 00-00-1959