MALOCCHIO THE

Malocchio The Evil Eye Italian in origin.

In today’s world, this is still very prominent especially in Italian culture. There are many people who wear the cornetto to protect themselves or because they think it is fashionable.

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TWO EXAMPLES OF THE CORNETTO THAT YOU CAN WEAR TO KEEP THE EVIL EYE AWAY

10 Facts About The Evil Eye--Malocchio By Mrs. Engstrom 10/23/2017

1. Malocchio comes from mal=bad and occhio=eye—Evil eye. 2. The evil eye is a look given by one person to another when they are jealous or envious. 3. The evil eye is seen as a and people believe that it can cause physical pain including stomach aches or headaches or even worse misfortune. 4. Most Italians call this the “maloik” for short. 5. You can protect yourself by wearing a cornetto/cornicello—a horn shaped pendant that looks like a chili pepper. The horns can be made of gold, silver or even coral and can be small like a necklace or larger and hung in your home. 6. You can tell if someone has been cursed with the “evil eye” by dropping 3 drops of olive oil in a bowl of water. It the oil moves into the shape of an eye then they have been cursed. 7. To rid yourself of the curse you must: a. Make the sign of the cross on both hands b. Have a loved one say a prayer for you in the name of the “Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.” c. Repeat the prayer three times d. Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be e. The curse is easiest to remove on Christmas Eve 8. Anyone with evil intentions can curse another person—you can even curse yourself 9. Tying a red ribbon over the threshold of your home and throwing salt out all of the doors is said to protect you from envious people. 10. Another way to remove the curse involves a “Strega” (an Italian “witch”), olive oil, holy water, a silver dish, a pair of scissors and some salt. a. Drip the oil into the water and if it spreads out, you have been cursed. b. Use the scissors to “cut the air” over the dish, make the sign of the cross three times and recite the following:

Envy and the evil eye keep your horns within your eyesight. Death to envy, and May the evil eye explode! In the name of God and Holy Mary may the evil eye go away! Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Holy Friday, Holy Saturday, and to Easter Sunday, the evil eye dies!

c. Pour salt in the water, the sign of the cross three more times, cut the water with the scissors, dump it out and repeat three times.

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