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A nazar (meaning "blue bead") is an eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye. Traditionally a circle or round sphere, it is dark blue with the shape of an eye in the middle.

The Evil Eye pendant has the symbol of an eye worked upon it. The symbol of the eye is regarded as a potent amulet for protection against evil forces in almost every culture of the world like Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian. Thus, in Turkey, you have an eye for an eye. It is believed that the Nazar Boncugu deflects the negative energy that is being directed towards a person onto itself, thus dispersing its powers.

The Nazar Boncugu is blue in color and the age-old Anatolian belief is that it is actually the blue color of the stone, which holds the real shielding power and absorbs the negative energy. This is not surprising since the people in many Mediterranean nations ardently believe in the protective powers of the blue color. That is why front doors of houses in these Mediterranean countries are painted blue to ward off evil spirits.