Many of our italian relatives believe in superstitions.
Evil eye bracelet meaning italian.
One of the more popular superstitions is the malocchio mal bad occhio eye or the evil eye.
People believe that this way italian curses you to have bad luck or misfortune.
You ve probably seen an evil eye necklaces before.
In italian culture the most common superstition is il malocchio meaning an evil eye.
According to italian folklore those giving the malocchio can cause harm to someone else.
The eyes are often referred to as evil eyes.
It s the look that one person gives to another if they are jealous or envious.
The new mother will save the items under the pillow or head including red black or white lines nails gunpowder bread salt garlic rings indigo blue or a pair of silver buttons.
Think of how nonna looks at someone who has.
It is easy to assume that evil eye jewelry symbolizes something evil.
An evil eye bracelet is a beautiful piece of jewelry to spice up your outfits but also a powerful protection amulet.
Many cultures believe that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury while others believe it to be a kind of supernatural force that casts or reflects a malevolent gaze back upon those who wish harm upon others especially innocents.
This jewelry is very popular in virtually every area of the world.
For anyone that doesn t understand the history and meaning behind the evil eye calling the jewelry evil eye jewelry can be confusing and misleading.
In addition to the use of evil eye amulets the greeks also carry incense or across as evil eye protection amulet against evil eyes.