This historic barn including PA Dutch hex signs appears along Crystal Cave Road in Maxatawny Twp., Berks County on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Dutch influence on the Lehigh Valley shines through in any number of ways: the food, the festivals, the language. And at the culture's very soul are hex signs ...

A barn with hex signs on the Hex Barn Art Tour in Berks County, Pa. Circular “hex signs” are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art commonly found painted on barns in Berks County.

Where to find a hex signs in Pa. ... Visit www.discoverlehighvalley.com to learn about Kutztown University’s Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Tour. This story was originally published on wgal.com in 2014.

A barn star, also commonly referred to as a hex sign, painted by Eric Claypoole. Barn stars are a decorative tradition dating back to the early 1800s among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers.

Rachel Yoder started painting hex signs as a way to reconnect to her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, and now wants her folk art to help others connect to their culture, too.

Hex signs, more accurately called Schtanne (stars) or Blumme (flowers) in Pennsylvania Dutch, are circular paintings that pop up on many a southeastern Pennsylvania home, barn, or other building.

The Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate will be paying tribute to the Pennsylvania Dutch folk art tradition of the hex sign, circular symbols hung or painted on buildings like homes or businesses to ...

Patrick Donmoyer, author of the book "Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars," says the most common reason is for decoration."I've found that many painted the signs 'chust ...

To many, these patterns and symbols are collectively referred to as “hex signs.” The story goes that hex signs are decorations created by the Pennsylvania Dutch to ward off bad luck, or to ...