Hand Made
Glass Evil
Eye Wall Decor. 3.5 inch. The evil
eye is a widespread belief that unlucky events can ensue if you attract the attention of particular people. These people, sometimes...
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Hand Made
Glass Evil
Eye Wall Decor. 3.5 inch. The evil
eye is a widespread belief that unlucky events can ensue if you attract the attention of particular people. These people, sometimes involuntarily, sometimes voluntarily, can cast a malignant spell on others simply by looking at them. The evil
eye is the name for a sickness transmitted -- usually without intention -- by someone who is envious, jealous, or covetous. It is also called the invidious
eye and the envious
eye. In Hebrew it is ayin ha'ra (the evil
eye), which in Yiddish is variously spelled ayin horoh, ayin hora, or ayen hara. In mainland Italian it is mal occhio (the bad
eye) and in Spanish mal ojo or el ojo (the bad
eye or just the
eye). In Sicily it is jettatore (the projection [from the
eye]) and in Farsi it is bla band (the
eye of evil). The curse is usually unintentional and caused by praising and looking enviously at the victim. The evil
eye is known as ayin horeh in Hebrew; ayin harsha in Arabic, droch shuil in Scotland, mauvais oeil in France, bösen Blick in Germany, mal occhio in Italy and was known as oculus malus among the classical Romans.
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