Category:Evil eye

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English: The evil eye is a glance or stare believed to cause bad luck, ill-fortune, injury, or harm to those on whom it falls. An amulet or a talisman, such as the apotropaic eye, is often used as an antidote or a good luck charm, warding off any evil influences.

Español: El mal de ojo o echar mal de ojo es un expresión supersticiosa que conlleva el infortunio o la desgracia para el que lo 'recibe'. Está asociado a las costumbres de etnias como el pueblo gitano y suele ir acompañado de diversos gestos y signos.

evil eye

curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, causing many cultures to create measures against it

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Instance of

belief,
superstition,
culture-bound syndrome

Subclass of

Authority control
Q1020115 National Diet Library ID: 00575811

Subcategories

This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.

A

► Apotropaic symbols‎ (12 C, 39 F)

B

► Byzantine - Amuletic Pendant - Walters 54265‎ (2 F)

E

► Eye beads‎ (1 C, 8 F)

K

► Kakodaimon and evil eye mosaics (Antakya Museum)‎ (3 F)

L

► Luzzu‎ (134 F)

N

► Nazar amulets‎ (1 P, 55 F)
► Nazar Battu‎ (7 F)

Media in category "Evil eye"

The following 33 files are in this category, out of 33 total.

10.- Amulets against the evil eye.JPG 3,084 × 2,408; 2.82 MB
An evil eye specimen used by the Tamils.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 4.13 MB
Bani Suef, Egypt; a scarecrow near Biba Wellcome L0044823.jpg 2,660 × 3,728; 1.31 MB
Barca paleña.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 352 KB
Basel 2012-10-06 Batch Part 3 (12).JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 1.56 MB
Borondala.JPG 3,072 × 2,304; 2.22 MB
Brass hand, Iran, 1880-1925 Wellcome L0058983.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 1.43 MB
Cimaruta - Elworthy.jpg 655 × 1,102; 119 KB
Evil eyes on courgettes, Groningen (2019).jpg 1,728 × 3,072; 1.25 MB
Fig. 166 - The Evil Eye - Elworthy.jpg 1,874 × 2,991; 574 KB
Fig. 24 - The Evil Eye - Elworthy.jpg 1,831 × 2,991; 862 KB
Fig. 81 - The Evil Eye - Elworthy.jpg 1,979 × 2,970; 660 KB
Fig. 83 - The Evil Eye - Elworthy.jpg 1,852 × 3,011; 506 KB
Fresco from a corridor leading to a latrine with Isis protecting a man relieving himself and the words Cacator cave malu(m) (Shitter beware the evil eye), Naples Archaeological Museum (14673176079).jpg 3,762 × 3,199; 10.92 MB
John Phillip - The Evil Eye (1859).jpg 800 × 1,024; 696 KB
Kanthristi.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.18 MB
NaveGreca.jpg 1,204 × 751; 174 KB
Nazar Battu.jpg 3,456 × 4,608; 5.55 MB
Old Yishuv Court Museum P1140788.JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 3.83 MB
Onda-ogat.jpg 382 × 207; 12 KB
OSCE SMM monitoring the movement of heavy weaponry in eastern Ukraine (16544083798).jpg 3,000 × 2,002; 2.11 MB
Perdrizet-Negotium-fig008-amulet.jpg 320 × 320; 45 KB
Playas del Rincón de la Victoria.jpg 1,024 × 768; 104 KB
Quranic Calligraphy Tableau - Caravanserai of Nishapur (Edited).jpg 1,421 × 786; 831 KB
Radov by Repin.jpg 779 × 1,000; 143 KB
Roman jewellery - crescent moon amulets.jpg 1,800 × 2,400; 3.26 MB
Ruby Eye Pendant.jpg 600 × 499; 73 KB
Scaccia malasorte a Napoli.jpg 640 × 689; 55 KB
Shakhrisabz, against the Evil Eye (6240783907).jpg 2,848 × 4,272; 3.83 MB
Tawiz.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 340 KB
The verse of evil eye.PNG 545 × 390; 554 KB
Thomas Hamblin satire.jpg 1,047 × 1,500; 941 KB
கண்ணேறு பொம்மைகள்.jpg 2,576 × 1,936; 1.19 MB

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