| Every person irrespective of culture or time has | | | | some kind of negative evil energy. The blue colour |
| felt a deep uneasiness in presence of people who | | | | absorbs such negative energy meant to harm the |
| adorn their outer shell with smiles and false | | | | one to whom it is directed. This is the reason |
| praises and good wishes but hold greedy and evil | | | | Mediterranean people paint the doors of their |
| intentions beneath. We have always felt that such | | | | houses blue with the intent of warding off evil |
| eyes with no-so-well intentions. Though our | | | | spirits. |
| knowledge about the physical interaction of such | | | | The pendant has the design of an 'eye' made on |
| evil forces is not very well formed, yet most of | | | | it. This concept is not a local one, because many |
| us do believe that the strong intentions of such | | | | other cultures and religions including, Hindus, Jews, |
| people do affect us. The Mediterranean and the | | | | Buddhists, Muslims and Christians consider the |
| Middle-Eastern people did not sit at home trying to | | | | symbol of the 'eye' as a potent amulet of |
| validate the effect of such forces. They believed | | | | protection. |
| and they devised methods of protection against | | | | The bead is generally set into a frame made of |
| them. The Turkish people made the Evil Eye | | | | gold, silver, or any other metal the wearer |
| pendant. They call it 'Nazar Boncugu' which literally | | | | chooses. The Greeks wear not the pendant but |
| means the 'Evil Eye bead' or the bead or the | | | | the bracelet. But the belief is the same. |
| stone that protects against cruel intentions. | | | | The universal protector |
| The Bead or the stone is made by amalgamating | | | | Evil eye pendants are not only worn with |
| molten glass, iron, copper, water and salt. The | | | | necklaces. They are used as a universal protection |
| Turks believe that this particular combination of | | | | against evil intentions. Whether it be a newborn |
| metals and other substances is what makes the | | | | baby, or a house or and office or a newly |
| Evil Eye Pendant the protector against the Evil | | | | purchased machinery people hang the Evil eye |
| look. | | | | pendant on whatever might attract evil look. |
| The stone is blue in colour. The Mediterranean | | | | But these days boys and girls with a more |
| people as well as people of many other cultures | | | | modern and cosmopolitan outlook wear Evil eye |
| believe that the blue colour has an important role | | | | pendants more for their style quotients that their |
| in the protection. The concept is the people with | | | | original mystic purpose. |
| evil look or bad intentions underneath radiate | | | | |