Showing posts with label eye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eye. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Color changing eyes?

Are these eyes green? Or blue? or red?

You be the judge!

My eye:


My partner in eye-changing:


Monday, August 19, 2013

The Evil Eye

There’s a very common symbol in Turkey called the Evil Eye.  The Evil Eye originates in Egypt, as Osiris' eye, and I’m not sure how long it has been popular in Turkey.  Made of various sizes, materials, and colors (though most commonly pocket size, glass, and blue), it has become a cultural (non-religious) symbol here in Turkey to protect against the evil eye of jealousy.

 
The above picture is from another personal blog; it has a good explanation as well.

It is used as a well-wish and protection for new endeavors: businesses, vehicles, marriages, etc.
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A tree adorned with Evil Eyes that people have hung, possibly to protect their nearby businesses.
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A shop which sells many different types of Evil Eyes.

Here’s a great post on someone else’s personal blog about the Evil Eye:
http://www.hecktictravels.com/blue-eye-of-turkey

And here’s the lengthly, multi-culture version from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_eye