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Haint blue (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 18 hours ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] Plum@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Originally, haint blue was thought by the Gullah to ward haints, or ghosts, away from the home. The tactic was intended either to mimic the appearance of the sky, tricking the ghost into passing through, or to mimic the appearance of water, which ghosts traditionally could not cross.