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, ...

Where to find a hex signs in Pa. Hex signs can be found throughout Pennsylvania, and are especially prominent in Berks County. Today, Donmoyer says people are still painting hex signs on their barns.

This includes the mythology of the “hex sign,” a term that was coined in the 1920s by journalists from outside the area who promoted Pennsylvania as a tourist destination.

Painted prayers. Some believe that both the Pennsylvania German barn and hex designs originated with the Alpine Germans. Lee R. Gandee, in his book “Strange Experience, Autobiography of a ...

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.

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.

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.

Even in 2014, Donmoyer says people are still painting hex signs on their barns."It's not just Pennsylvania Dutch, "said Donmoyer, "it's part of a regional experience."Visit www.gogreaterreading ...

Perhaps nothing symbolizes Pennsylvania Dutch culture more than the hex sign.Some believe hex signs were first added to barns as a kind of painted prayer, usually for blessings and as protection ...