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“A Carving a Day Keeps Evil Away”

“A Carving a Day Keeps Evil Away”

by Maledicta | Feb 26, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities

  Apotropaic marks were simple patterns with a serious purpose: to keep evil and mischief out. Daisy chains and “V” carvings hidden in the nooks and crannies of historic homes and properties across the United Kingdom, once thought to be carpenter’s symbols, hint...

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