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Protective and luck symbols
Protective and luck symbols
Charms and signs people have used to ward off harm and bring luck, and where each belief comes from.
Evil eye (nazar)
A charm against the evil eye, the harm that an envious or admiring look is believed to do. Its best-known form is the Turkish nazar boncuğu, a blue glass bead with an eye in rings at its centre, hung on children, animals and homes.