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2. Hex sign - Wikipedia

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   Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. [1] Barn paintings, usually in the form of "stars in circles", began to appear on the landscape in the early 19th century and became widespread decades later when commercial ready-mixed paint became readily ...

3. Barnstar - Wikipedia

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   Some hex signs incorporate star shapes, while others may take the form of a rosette or contain pictures of birds and other animals. [ 7 ] The term barnstar has been applied to star-shaped anchor plates that are used for structural reinforcement, particularly on masonry buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.

4. Fancy Dutch - Wikipedia

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   Many popularly associated characteristics of Pennsylvania Dutch culture, including spielwerk, hex signs, [5] and other aspects of Pennsylvania Dutch art, music, and folklore, are derived from the Fancy Dutch.

5. Pow-wow (folk magic) - Wikipedia

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   Powwow, also called Brauche, Brauchau, or Braucherei in the Pennsylvania Dutch language, is a vernacular system of North American traditional medicine and folk magic originating in the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Blending aspects of folk religion with healing charms, "powwowing" includes a wide range of healing rituals used primarily for ...

6. Fraktur (folk art) - Wikipedia

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   Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate illuminated folk art created by the Pennsylvania Dutch, named after the Fraktur script associated with it. Place of creation also includes Alsace, Switzerland, and Rhineland which are also contributed to the folk art. [1] Most Fraktur were created between 1740 and 1860. [2]

7. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1258 on Thursday, November ...

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   Today's Wordle Answer for #1258 on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Thursday, November 28, 2024, is CHOCK. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.