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DUTCH HAVEN  2857A Lincoln Highway East, (U.S. Route 30), Ronks, PA 17572, 717-687-0111 Lancaster County's original Amish craft store, with a section of the store dedicated to hex signs. Plus, distinctive local Amish-made furniture, jams and jellies, gifts, souvenirs, and a wonderful selection of Amish Country T-shirts. All at the place that made shoofly pie famous. Open evenings & Sundays. Can ship anywhere. |
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About
300 years ago, groups of peasant farmers from the Rhine region of Germany migrated to southeastern Pennsylvania.
These settlers came to take advantage of religious freedom being offered by William Penn. They included settlers
of plain dress -Amish and Mennonites - and others of more "worldly" or "fancy" dress - Lutherans
and other Reformed groups. Over time, these settlers became known as "Pennsylvania Dutch". 
other immigrants, they brought
their old world language, dress, traditions and art to their new home. Mystical bird and floral designs graced
their birth and marriage certificates, family Bibles, quilts, and some furniture. The "fancy" farmers
also decorated their large German style bank barns with colorful geometric patterns. Six-pointed star designs were
very popular. The German word for six, "sechs", sounded like hex to their English-speaking neighbors.
In time these "hex" patterns became commonly called hex signs. This custom persists today. 
yed
protection, white purity, green abundance and red strong emotion. The hex symbols were individually hand painted
for many years. This approach, naturally very time consuming, limited hex sign use and enjoyment even in the Dutch
Country.
