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Old 08-15-2019, 03:19 AM
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Said to have origins in Charleston, South Carolina, in the late 1800s, "haint blue" is the color used to paint the ceilings of front porches in order to repel spirits.
The belief is that spirits are unable to cross water, so the blue color would trick them into thinking the porch ceiling was actually a body of water.
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