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Since at least ancient Roman times, people have believed that jealousy can be transmitted as a curse. The "evil eye" could actually be poisonous, and as protection, talismans were developed to reflect the harmful gaze back toward the spell-caster. They appear in slightly different forms in many cultures; blue glass discs like this one (known as "nazars") appear throughout the Arab world. Each of our nazars, handmade in Turkey, have been set into a pendant based on an exquisite gold antique malochhio, the Italian version of the evil eye amulet.
In some observant Jewish communities, there's a verbal talisman to ward off envious harm. After mentioning a piece of good luck, one's children, or a valuable possession, the speaker or listener might say "b'li ayin hara" (Hebrew), meaning "without an evil eye", or "kein eina hara" (Yiddish) "no evil eye".
Since at least ancient Roman times, people have believed that jealousy can be transmitted as a curse. The "evil eye" could actually be poisonous, and as protection, talismans were developed to reflect the harmful gaze back toward the spell-caster. They appear in slightly different forms in many cultures; blue glass discs like this one (known as "nazars") appear throughout the Arab world. Each of our nazars, handmade in Turkey, have been set into a pendant based on an exquisite gold antique malochhio, the Italian version of the evil eye amulet.
In some observant Jewish communities, there's a verbal talisman to ward off envious harm. After mentioning a piece of good luck, one's children, or a valuable possession, the speaker or listener might say "b'li ayin hara" (Hebrew), meaning "without an evil eye", or "kein eina hara" (Yiddish) "no evil eye".
