How to ward off the evil eye, Calabrese style
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- 2-This video shows my Nanna demonstrating how to ward off the evil eye - a Calabrian folk healing ritual. A step-by-step procedure is below. Please note that there are many variations of this practice. Blog Post here: nipotidiagata....
The following is my family’s method of protection, or ritual to thwart the evil eye (and determine if you are fascina, or bound by malocchio). Following this, there is also a video showing my Nanna demonstrating this Calabrian folk healing ritual.
Materials:
Glass, Water (3/4 full), Tablespoon, Oil (any oil will do; my Nanna uses vegetable oil)
Steps:
1- Fill a glass 3/4 full with water, and place on flat surface.
2- Pour vegetable oil on tablespoon.
3- While thinking of the person who is ill, dip your thumb into the oil and drop 4 drops in a cross formation (sign of the cross).
4- If the person is fascina, the oil droplets will either “clump” together as one oil puddle on the water’s surface, or make a “horn” shape.
5- If the person is not fascina, the oil droplets will simply fall into the water in separate drops.
6- Repeat until all oil is used.
7- If “commissioned” to perform the ritual, the person would be informed if they are or are not. If they are, they are supposed to feel better after the ritual is complete.
Thank you so much for this! My nonna was from Delianova Calabria and she used to do this when I was a kid. My mother passed away when I was only four and and my nonna raised me. She did this when an animal was injured badly or really sick with no real reason for ill health. I remember our dog got hit by a car and his injuries were quite bad, but after she did this, he was walking in two days. She also did this when a pig that we had was impaled by a bean stick branch and the wound was quite catastrophic and the pig got better. She did this for both people and animals and I only just remembered it the other day. Thank you again for the explanation. ❤❤❤
That’s awesome. My Nonna was also from Delianova.
She did this for my wife when she kept falling ill and was suffering constant bad luck. Nonna was adamant that my wicked sister in law put the Malocchio on her. It took Nonna two times to get the curse off my wife. Brilliant. My Irish wife was very greatfull.
These moments are indispensable. I miss my nonna every day. Keep documenting her stories and tradition. Forza Cosenza
Iʻm Portuguese and we do the exact same thing. We call this reading the oil. My grandmother, my great grandmother and two of my great aunts were all curandeiras and often removed what we called may olhado or mau olho. It is caused by jealously, either intentional or unintentional.
I am Calabrese too and I know this is true, it helped so many times. There're a lot of superstitions, I have them instilled in me.
Thank-you for sharing it's great to keep praying on traditions and you have a wonderful Nona. God bless
This takes me back to my childhood 🙌
shes beautiful
Hey !! My family from Cosenza too!
I didn't understand how to do this? Could you please repeat it again. Thanks
Rewatch
Hello, yes. I will explain it. When one has signs or symptoms of the evil eye, they do a test with a bowl of water and a tablespoon spoon of olive oil or any oil if you don't have olive, but Olive Oil works the best. Before the person or you of you do it yourself does the test they say a prayer and do the sign of the cross. Now you dip your finger into the Tablespoon of oil and drop the drippings into the water. You should do like three to five of these. If some of the oil droplets come together in one ball and not crooked but stay in one place after they have swirled in the water for ten seconds after being dropped that means you are not cursed with the evil eye. However, if they do come together and some make very weird sloppy shapes and don't stay in one place, you do have the evil eye curse callled Il Malacchio and need to get it off of you. Italians usually seek a priest or an religious enthusiast who gives you prayers and blessings and a cornicello charm to sway off evil curses and spirits. They come in silver or gold or just plastic ones and should be worn at all times.
@@clamshell6863 does any water work normally i know holy water is the best but does normal water work too?
La nonna is right
We did the same in Albania
please can you ask her what to do if the oil all forms together at the top because mine has :(
So true that always happens to me
do you mean that evil eye can be evoked by magic (legatura/fattura)?(3:44)
facinata I ytink means Bewitched.
more like spellbound -- or cursed
Hi this is awesome... also I tried it and welp it had little bible inside big bible and big buble was "muddy" not clean... second time it was clean it acctually scared mě a little 😄
Great
I heard of the Miloqui from Sebastian Manescelco.
One of my favourite comedians!!
@@MelissaLavoieOCT: What's the red pepper from the rear view mirror? Lol
@@MaloneMantooth 🤣
@@MelissaLavoieOCT: Lol....I'm honestly asking you what is the deal with it? I know that was in the skit.
@@MaloneMantooth oh lol! So the red pepper is actually a horn or “cornicello”. I have one on my rear view mirror, but for it to protect you against the malocchio while you’re driving, it has to be the red one with the gold crown on top!
Just wear sunglasses and you can see whos trying to give you the stink eye but they can't see you then laugh at them
This video was FAR from clear. But blessings for sharing. 🙏🏼
I found it very clear she even showed us what it looked like on someone who has it and someone who doesn’t
It's not the video that is far from clear. It might be that your knowledge of this subject is. I mean no disrespect by this.
@@brysonberrett1496 thank you for your opinion.
I don’t understand can you tell me how do u know
I didn't understand anything
Hi my Nonna was a patitucci as well
Where in cosenza is Nonna from?
My grandma was Giovanna
Hi! The Patitucci’s in my family were actually from Fiummefreddo Bruzia :)
@@MelissaLavoieOCT thank you for your reply. The photo you had looked like my relatives. It’s amazing how the patitucci features are similar.
I'm unclear. Please can you clarify. Do you do this only to determine if you have the evil thing or to get rid of it? I enjoyed your nana very much. It made me homesick for my own Italian grandma who is in heaven now.
From what I understand, this is to determine if you are facinata. Thank you for your kind words
@@MelissaLavoieOCT please explain how to perform this ritual.
@@MelissaLavoieOCT ^
I may do a follow-up to this video, taking into consideration the questions and constructive criticism as well! This video was made for a school project, however I’d really love to expand on it. Thank you everyone for watching and sharing in our culture ❤️
@@MelissaLavoieOCT ok love thank youu appreciate it
fleshie no? Is that the correct spelling?
What does it mean?
Cold or hot?
impossible to understand
❤❤❤❤
Hole shit I’m fucked thank u so much lady god bless u
a no nu piatt no tiniv
a no ai guaiate pur a meric
I agree with these being superstitions, however you were extremely condescending, judgemental & disrespectful as you kept saying "lots of superstitions in that culture ".