From necklaces to bracelets, chandelier earrings to body chains, the Blue Eye or Evil Eye is everywhere. It's a symbol of good luck in cultures throughout the world, believed to ward off jealousy or envy in the Middle East, Greece, and parts of Eastern Europe.
The earliest known evidence for belief in the Evil Eye goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. There, it was believed that the Evil Eye was the largest threat to anyone who was praised or admired too much. The person who was being admired would eventually cause themselves their own demise and perish. They would hang an amulet with a beautiful blue eye around their neck, over their bed, or nearby them in order to draw attention away from themselves, in the belief that the praise or admiration could be avoided, and their life would be spared.
The earliest known evidence for belief in the Evil Eye goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. There, it was believed that the Evil Eye was the largest threat to anyone who was praised or admired too much. The person who was being admired would eventually cause themselves their own demise and perish. They would hang an amulet with a beautiful blue eye around their neck, over their bed, or nearby them in order to draw attention away from themselves, in the belief that the praise or admiration could be avoided, and their life would be spared.
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