Hex Sign - Single Distlefink Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/13/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs

A distelfink is a stylized goldfinch, probably based
on the European variety It frequently appears in Pennsylvania Dutch
folk art. They represent happiness and good fortune and the
Pennsylvania German nation, and they are a common theme in hex
signs and in fraktur. The word 'distelfink' (literally
'thistle-finch') is the German name for the European
goldfinch.




Single Distlefink

The Distlefink was the good luck bird of the Pennsylvania Germans. It actually was a stylized version of the goldfinch. The goldfinch eats thistle seed and uses thistle down for its nest and was called a thistlefinch from which comes the Pennsylvania Dutch "Distelfink. This single distelfink sign is a symbol of good luck and happiness. The heart adds a measure of love and the tulips faith.


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You only need the word/s or number at the very bottom.
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Thanks Eddie
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