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What do the Hex Signs Mean? 

Shapes

Crescent Moons The four seasons

Distelfink Good luck and happiness Two distelfinks - double good luck and happiness Two distelfinks crossed over each other - true friendship

Doves or Birds of Paradise Friendship, camaraderie, peace, purity and happiness

Eagle strength, courage, clarity of vision

Heart True love, lasting love, and love for others

Oak Leaf Long life, strength and endurance

Pineapple Welcome and hospitality

Raindrops Water, crop abundance and fertility

Rosettes Good luck (Thought to be the oldest symbol)

Scallops (Not the food) Ocean waves, smooth sailing in life

Stars Protection against fires, good fortune hope, love, fertility, energy and harmony

Sun Wheel Warmth and fertility

Tulips Faith, hope, charity and trust in mankind

Wheat Abundance and goodwill

Colors

Black Protection, also used to blend or bind elements together

Blue Protection, peace, calmness and spirituality

Brown Mother earth, also can mean friendship and strength

Green Growth, fertility, success in things and ideas that grow

Orange Abundance in career, projects and matters needing an added push

Red Emotions, passion, charisma, lust and also creativity

Violet Things that are sacred

White Purity, power of the moon, allows energy to flow freely

Yellow Health in body and mind, love of man and the sun, connection to the God form