A friend was wearing this amazing faux bijoux the other day, and I was, of course, "where did you get it," and "it looks so expensive"! I'm talking about my "evil eye" ring and bracelet charms! In Cyprus and Greece, we believe in the evil eye, which the Wikipedia defines as "the curse cast by a malevolent glare". In Greek, the charm is called ματόπετρα, αμματόπετρα in the Cypriot dialect (matopetra, ammatopetra respectively). It means eye-stone.
According to the Christian religion, the Madonna believed in the evil eye. Because her son was so clever, good looking and kind, she always feared that others might hurt him with their envy and malevolent jealousy. I think the church has a ritual to ward off evil eye casts.
Anyway, I simply love my new faux bijoux! Whether the evil eye exists or not (the ancient Greeks had investigated it scientifically, like they did most things) it is a beautiful design and can go with anything. You can see it here
Have a great Saturday evening! xxx
P.S. The evil eye faux bijoux from Stradivarius 😀
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P.S. The evil eye faux bijoux from Stradivarius 😀
#thelipstickpapers #fauxbijoux #themadonna #evileye #charms #stradivarius#talisman #cyprus #greece #cypriotdialect
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