Haint blue 💙 | A lady called Johnna

Down in the south a lot of us paint the underneath of our carports a “haint” blue. It's supposed to warm off evil spirits, and confused that it's the sky. #southernliving #cajun #Louisiana | Cory LeDoux

20K views · 272 reactions | Haint blue is light blue color similar to the sky. Listen as Eric talks about this practice and why it was so popular in the south. #haint #ghost #southern #beliefs | The Paranormal Couple | Facebook

Do y'all know the story of Haint Blue? Haint blue is rooted in the African tradition of the Gullah Geechee descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1500s. Haint Blue was originally used as a paint on doors to ward off evil spirits, but was later found to have more earthly uses. Hydrated lime, also called calcium hydroxide used inside of the paint was also used in pesticides. In "The Natural Paint Book", it states that lime wash and lime paint have antiseptic