One of the more popular superstitions is the malocchio mal bad occhio eye or the evil eye.
Evil eye bracelet meaning italian.
It s the look that one person gives to another if they are jealous or envious.
The eyes are often referred to as evil eyes.
You ve probably seen an evil eye necklaces before.
Think of how nonna looks at someone who has.
Italians believe that if someone stares or glazes inspired by jealousy or envying your good looks or your success gives you malocchio.
An evil eye bracelet is a beautiful piece of jewelry to spice up your outfits but also a powerful protection amulet.
According to italian folklore those giving the malocchio can cause harm to someone else.
Many of our italian relatives believe in superstitions.
This jewelry is very popular in virtually every area of the world.
People believe that this way italian curses you to have bad luck or misfortune.
In italian culture the most common superstition is il malocchio meaning an evil eye.
In addition to the use of evil eye amulets the greeks also carry incense or across as evil eye protection amulet against evil eyes.
It is easy to assume that evil eye jewelry symbolizes something evil.
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.
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.