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    why do outhouses have moons carved into them

    I realized as a small child (when you would have to use the outhouse) that they had moons carved into some part of the structure.  Why were moons carved into outhouses?

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    The reason for the crescent moon on the outhouse door is like having a sign on the women's restroom door signifying that it is a woman's outhouse. They used to put a star in it's place for the men's door and if there was a crescent moon and a star both on the door then it was a unisex outhouse.


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