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2. Balor - Wikipedia

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   The name Balor may come from Common Celtic *Boleros, meaning "the flashing one". [2]In the early literature he is also referred to as Balor Béimnech (Balor the smiter), [2] Balor Balcbéimnech (Balor the strong smiter), [3] Balor Birugderc (Balor of the piercing-eye), [4] Balor mac Doit meic Néid (Balor, son of Dot son of Nét) [5] or Balor ua Néit (Balor, grandson of Nét).

3. Nazar battu - Wikipedia

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   A Nazar battu (Hindustani: नज़र बट्टू or نظر بٹو) is an icon, charm bracelet, tattoo or other object or pattern used in North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (or nazar). [1] In Persian and Afghan folklore, it is called a cheshm nazar (Persian: چشم نظر) or nazar qurbāni (Persian: نظرقربانی). [2]

4. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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   A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. A naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts), or an eye bead is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.

5. Evil eye - Wikipedia

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   John Murray, London, OCLC 2079005; reprinted in 2004 as: The Evil Eye: The Classic Account of an Ancient Superstition Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, ISBN 0-486-43437-0 (online text Archived 2005-03-10 at the Wayback Machine) Gifford, Edward S. (1958). The Evil Eye: Studies in the Folklore of Vision. Macmillan, New York, OCLC 527256

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7. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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   Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.

8. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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   The number 17. Fear of the number 17 is known as heptadecaphobia and is prominent in Italian culture. [6] The number 39. Fear of the number 39 is known as the curse of 39, especially in Afghan culture. [7] The number 43. In Japanese culture, maternity wards numbered 43 are considered taboo, as the word for the number means "stillbirth". [8] The ...

9. Red string (Kabbalah) - Wikipedia

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   Red string from near the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Wearing a thin scarlet or a crimson string (Hebrew: חוט השני, khutt hashani) as a type of talisman is a Jewish folk custom which is practiced as a way to ward off misfortune which is brought about by the "evil eye" (Hebrew: עין הרע).