Mysterious posters banning Ouija boards in Portland park 'due to recent events' sparks concern

Visitors to a Portland park were dumbfounded erstwhile they saw bizarre signs saying Ouija boards were banned from nan area - but officials person confirmed nan posters are thing much than an overseas prank.

Signs were placed extracurricular nan bath successful Fernhill Park complete nan play astatine 1 of nan largest parks successful northeast Portland. 

A Ouija committee is simply a measurement to pass pinch spirits and nan dead, but galore see nan boards arsenic a Satanic practice, aliases judge it tin lead to demonic possession. 

The sign, which said it was issued by nan Multnomah County Parks Department read: 'DUE TO RECENT EVENTS OUIJA BOARDS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED AT FERNHILL PARK.'

But a spokesperson pinch Portland Parks & Recreation has since been revealed nan signs were not posted by immoderate metropolis official. 

'Fernhill Park is successful our portfolio astatine Portland Parks & Recreation (the City of Portland’s parks bureau), and nan Multnomah County Parks Department doesn’t exist,' Mark Ross told DailyMail.com.

He besides said he only learned of nan motion erstwhile a section TV connection saw a blurb on Reddit. 

'No thought who put them up but if they’re not already down, our attraction unit will apt region them by tomorrow.'

He added: 'Ouija judge that group tin beryllium silly information here?'

Before it was revealed it was conscionable a hoax, 1 personification went to Reddit and posted a photograph of nan sign, asking 'What happened?' 

Another personification connected nan societal level indulged successful nan supernatural and paranormal activities moreover further.

'My conjecture is personification utilized it successful nan parkland precocious and inadvertently created a portal to nan underworld allowing a demon to participate nan terrestrial plane,' they wrote. 

'Happens each nan clip - group are freaking retired complete nothing.'

One personification stepping their canine told nan news outlet they've 'definitely ne'er seen anyone play Ouija boards successful nan bathroom,' while different chimed successful 'just dogs, kids and sports.'

Ouija historiographer Robert Murch told Smithsonian Magazine that nan root of nan Ouija committee is from American 19th period obsession pinch spiritualism, and nan belief, he said, that nan dormant are capable to pass pinch nan living. 

Since he began his investigation connected nan communicative of nan committee successful 1992, he was amazed really nary 1 knew wherever nan Ouija committee came from since, he explained nan board, 'strikes some fearfulness and wonderment successful American culture.'