Halloween 2016

[6Foot2]

Link: Public asked to record 'witch' markings on Halloween - BBC News

 

Members of the public are being asked to help create a record of ritual markings on buildings that were once believed to ward off evil spirits.

 

The "witches' marks" were often carved near entrances to buildings, including the house where Shakespeare was born and the Tower of London.

 

The symbols were believed to offer protection when belief in witchcraft and the supernatural was widespread.

 

But heritage agency Historic England says too little is known about them.

 

This Halloween it is calling for people to document the marks, which can be found in medieval houses, churches and other buildings, most commonly from around 1550 to 1750...

[DalekSec]

Link: Public asked to record 'witch' markings on Halloween - BBC News

 

Can i put one on my Ex's house?

 

#Burn

[witch]

Can i put one on my Ex's house?

 

#Burn

 

*cough

I wouldn't if I were you......

[DJ-1701]

Happy Halloween to all those celebrating.

 

Don't forget, to either stock up on treats, or put up a sign before Trick or Treaters arrive.

[DalekSec]

Best halloween costume/s? > https://twitter.com/chrisjudge/status/792405555033808896

[arwen]

Marks like those always remind me of the thieves marks in The Elder scrolls series. Always look to see if a building is worth breaking into before hand.

[CAM]

Happy Samhain.

[6Foot2]

...Always look to see if a building is worth breaking into before hand.

 

Da Pinchi code:

 

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4668194.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/The-Da-Pinchi-Code.jpg

[CAM]

Da Pinchi code:

 

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4668194.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/The-Da-Pinchi-Code.jpg

 

Steaming bullock paste. Those are markings used by utility companies for digging up the road!

[LincolnE]

Also sometimes used for cycling/running events for directions!

[6Foot2]

Steaming bullock paste. Those are markings used by utility companies for digging up the road!

 

Similar images in news old stories/tweets:

 

Link 1: BBC - In pictures: The "burglars" Da Pinchi code symbols

 

Link 2: Is your home about to be burgled?

 

Link 3:

 

[sted]

Similar images in news old stories/tweets:

 

Link 1: BBC - In pictures: The "burglars" Da Pinchi code symbols

 

Link 2: Is your home about to be burgled?

 

Link 3:

 

so see every repost this facebook image/post ever?

[6Foot2]

so see every repost this facebook image/post ever?

 

No, sorry. I don't use Facebook.

[witch]

A blessed Samhain to all who celebrate it...the night when the veil between the worlds is at it's thinnest...and the ancestors both recent and ancient draw closer.

 

Write down all the things we would like to leave our lives, and all the hurts and problems of the last year..and burn them in a Samhain fire.

[pete]

Steaming bullock paste. Those are markings used by utility companies for digging up the road!

 

I can confirm these are accurate, though:

 

[CAM]

Similar images in news old stories/tweets:

 

Link 1: BBC - In pictures: The "burglars" Da Pinchi code symbols

 

Link 2: Is your home about to be burgled?

 

Link 3:

 

 

That Guardian article has a burglar saying he can't see it working and never heard of it. And I'm sure centuries ago for these symbols they had burglar alarms....