Very nice and funny video! Just as an info, we don't break plates anymore! This is an old fashioned habit, which exists only in VERY rare occasions. Nowadays we use to throw flowers instead! lol
About the spitting, in an ancient writting there is: "Ὡς μὴ βασκανθῶ δὲ τρὶς εἰς ἐμὸν ἔπτυσα κόλπον."->For not to "get evil eye" three times I was spitting in my (κολπος) "in the place of the chest between the two hands" (is the "under my shrirt" you said).
Kalimera, very nice video. Here's one for your collection and also my "favorite". Open scissors "looking" at you, glosofagia, meaning someone who says bad things for you (mean, envious, whatever...)
That is very interesting. I'm of Polish descent, and we have similar superstitions in Poland, though they're fading with the younger generation, the internet and technology. We also have an evil eye and to avoid bad luck from it, a person suppose to spit three times . If someone breaks a glass, it's seen as good luck. At Polish weddings, newlywed throw an empty wine glass on the floor for luck. Also, you shouldn't shake hands over a threshold, and if a black cat crosses your path, it's best to turn back. I would say that the other european countries have similar superstitions.
Neat video :) I have watched a few of your videos and they vividly remind me of my time in Greece back in my 20's so thanks. btw, The ancient Hellenes used to say 'if you speak Hellenic , you are Hellenic ; )
Met a guy who told me about all kinds of Mexican legends and superstitions and i told him about the Greek evil-eye and the common blue eye talisman. He said "you could sell those to Mexicans, and they will buy them up". Last time I was in San Antonio, Texas for a festival i saw a stand with nothing but evil-eye stuff 😂. First time i had ever seen that at Mexican festival. I guess it's catching on 🤣
how about the big bubble on your greek coffee ? haha ok . You are very good and correct at all your videos I didn't see all your videos , it is about 2 weeks i start watch your videos ( i am greek)
Everybody in Greece knows a lady who is a master at dispelling the evil eye, usually an aunt, or grandma. Also, there is the combo of knocking on wood when you do the spitting, to maximize the ward against bad luck or the evil eye. 😂
My family is from Santorini and my grandfather who grew up in Oia, told me once that on that island a common superstition is one from the fishermen. If a woman with red hair happens to go out on the pier, they don't drop the nets that day. They stay in. It's a funny one and strange but it does exist.
This is one of the things that I feel very nervous about when it comes to social media because anyone could be looking at you at Anytime.. and I wonder how the evil eye works with social media….
It used to be common to break a plate on top of a coffin prior to interment during a funeral It was supposed to be symbolic of the strength of the family
For the braking of plates ( from Newsbeat ): The tradition of breaking plates in Greek entertainment began in the 1930s, when patrons of nightclubs would throw knives at the feet of singers, causing injuries. For safety reasons, this was gradually replaced by plate smashing, though it wasn't immediately embraced. The custom flourished during two main periods: the 1960s and from 1980 to the early 1990s. During the dictatorship of Papadopoulos, plate smashing was banned by decree and made a criminal offense.
@@margarita053 it's still a thing at taverns with live music ect also the plates that are about to be broken are usually purposely made in a way that won't produce sharp edges 😉 It was also it had started at least a decade earlier than the article suggest
@@Pavlos_Charalambous I didn't say anywhere that the tradition dose not exist today, as i am aware we do not have dictatorship. When the tradition started the plates were special made plaster plates and that still stands. Also nowhere that I found says that it started form the '20 if you have your source wright it in the comments.
Hi i see that you have a lot of knowledge about Greece and moving to Greece I am greek living in Australia its very dificult almost impossible with the greek bureaucracy to get what you call a tautotita , as i hapen to be born in egipt by greek parents i dont want to live in Greece permanently but i would like to stay longer than three months on an Australian passport I have been told i cant do that , but Greece is my country i went to a greek school in egipt where i was born , i speak and whrite greek speak fluent greek with no accent to the point when in greece people think i am native , and yet i cant stay more than three months , i tried asked around no one has an answer , can you plrease help if you can thanking you H
Ι don't know. I am Greek and have lived most of my life in Greece but I don't do any of this, neither I see other people doing it all the time. Some might though. Perhaps I am not very observant.
In Germany before marriage the couple and their friends do a "Polterabend" and break plates and all kind of dishes, plates, vases, but no glass (and they burn the man's trousers, he is not the only boss)
@@bachibouzoukyunanistan3029 in Greece an very common unofficial tradition / habit is that during the wedding ceremony the moment the priest say " η δε γυνή να φοβιτο των άντρα" ( and the woman should be afraid of the man) the bride steps on grooms shoe like saying " that's BS" 😄😄 Also in some remote areas of Greece there is a similar tradition of the relatives of the bride giving some slaps to the groom as he waiting her to arrive, to remind him what will happen if he miss treat their girl 😁😁😁
In Greece we're masters of "mental gymnastics". Spill coffee? money! break something? luck! step on shit? money! lose in gambling games? you win in love! dirty your outfit? luck! sneeze too much? people think of you! shat on by a bird? much luck! etc, etc. Also, you don't do cheers with non-alcohol drinks or water, bad luck. and you don't pass a knife or other blade from hand to hand, cause that means you will have a fight in the future. lol. when you get a new car people will throw coins on it's floor, for ...luck?
@@sordmasta6646 the bird sh*t thing exist in Italy as well The asimoma has it's roots back to medieval times, I mean back in the day all those coins was supposed to have some value and help the person if needed some cash The same logic with throwing 50€ or 100€ bills on a couple's bed that is about to get married or gifting jewelry to the groom and bride When they about to give a " word" ( finalize the date they are going to get married) 😉
1)The " evil eye" is a very common superstition all over Eastern Mediterranean, I mean Turkish airlines planes have huge " blue eyes" to be protected from the evil eye usually on the tail or the copict 2)The small inconveniences like splitting the coffee, braking a cheap plate, split, or getting sh*tted by a bird are considered " goori" good omens because they act like pressure valves for the " evil" not to explode into something far worse And a bonus one when you have 1 or 2 such inconveniences people often say " let's hope that it won't be a third one" ( and worse) and if the " thrid one" is proven not to be something serious - we thank God for the 3 - pack ( for lack of better wording) closing this way 😉
These were believed in older times, certainly not in the 21st century unless we're talking about 80-year-olds. Greek people now mention them as a joke.
@@TheRealTopGunZ, no the real reason is that there is a folk belief in Greece and the Balkans that the Devil has Blue eyes and that when he sees the blue eye, he thinks he see's himself and is scared away.
Society is the sum of it's people. When you have a bunch of uneducated people prone to scams like that, no wonder the state of greece. Αυτα περι βορρα οτι εκει ειναι μιζεροι δε σου περασε ποτε απτο μυαλο οτι ειναι σανο που σε ταίζουν για να σε παρηγορήσουν για το γεγονος οτι βγαζετε το 1/5 του μισθου τους με πιο ακριβες τιμες?
The evil eye has nothing to do with superstition is an insult to mainly germanic people and to slavic as well. Back to the late ( byzantine) times when they were coming over they were asking to be given anything they were setting their eyes to, on the grounds that they were Christian too so that and they should share, our belongings. As time passed people forgot the meaning of it,ie that you look back at the greedy eye with its colour, blue, thus today we’ve got the (evil) eye believed even by enemies such as the abominal turk.
@@pantoniou2281 incorrect, the evil eye has it's origins to ancient Greece and eastern Mediterranean in general all people from the area plus Spaniards and Latin Americans have this superstition
@@alimandeary some do it out of superstition, my mother in law does it when something goes wrong Twice within a day or few hours, will grab a plate and brake it, so the " evil trilogy" ( for lack of better wording) can be closed 😉
@@Pavlos_Charalambous I grew up where people did it just for fun and entertainment. Mind you the other four, especially "Mati" however they take it from seriously to very seriously
Indeed Most people do it for fun although somewhat young ( she is just 50 years old) my mother in law is very old timie traditional she really belive in various superstitions and if you talk with her is very convincing as well - that's how I know about those things, I guess every family needs a Witch 😄😄😄 @@alimandeary
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It's interesting that most of these things come directly from ancient Greece.
Very nice and funny video! Just as an info, we don't break plates anymore! This is an old fashioned habit, which exists only in VERY rare occasions. Nowadays we use to throw flowers instead!
lol
Good to see some dark clouds around. I hope it brings some welcomed rain there and surrounding areas. The olive trees will be greatful.
Same here in Italy, malocchio (mal occhio, literally, evil eye). 😅
I like the shorter more focussed format 😊
About the spitting, in an ancient writting there is: "Ὡς μὴ βασκανθῶ δὲ τρὶς εἰς ἐμὸν ἔπτυσα κόλπον."->For not to "get evil eye" three times I was spitting in my (κολπος) "in the place of the chest between the two hands" (is the "under my shrirt" you said).
Kalimera, very nice video. Here's one for your collection and also my "favorite". Open scissors "looking" at you, glosofagia, meaning someone who says bad things for you (mean, envious, whatever...)
That is very interesting. I'm of Polish descent, and we have similar superstitions in Poland, though they're fading with the younger generation, the internet and technology. We also have an evil eye and to avoid bad luck from it, a person suppose to spit three times . If someone breaks a glass, it's seen as good luck. At Polish weddings, newlywed throw an empty wine glass on the floor for luck. Also, you shouldn't shake hands over a threshold, and if a black cat crosses your path, it's best to turn back. I would say that the other european countries have similar superstitions.
I don’t know about all of them but the evil eye is from Ancient Greece time
Neat video :) I have watched a few of your videos and they vividly remind me of my time in Greece back in my 20's so thanks. btw, The ancient Hellenes used to say 'if you speak Hellenic , you are Hellenic ; )
Ευχαριστώ για το βίντεο
Met a guy who told me about all kinds of Mexican legends and superstitions and i told him about the Greek evil-eye and the common blue eye talisman. He said "you could sell those to Mexicans, and they will buy them up". Last time I was in San Antonio, Texas for a festival i saw a stand with nothing but evil-eye stuff 😂. First time i had ever seen that at Mexican festival. I guess it's catching on 🤣
Yes absolutely totally Greek, you can even see it in some of the young generations too 🥰🙏🇬🇷🧿🧿🧿🧿❤️
how about the big bubble on your greek coffee ? haha ok . You are very good and correct at all your videos I didn't see all your videos , it is about 2 weeks i start watch your videos ( i am greek)
100% correct.
Everybody in Greece knows a lady who is a master at dispelling the evil eye, usually an aunt, or grandma.
Also, there is the combo of knocking on wood when you do the spitting, to maximize the ward against bad luck or the evil eye. 😂
And also afterwards reposition your self in the room so they evil eye will loose your tracks 😂😂😂
My family is from Santorini and my grandfather who grew up in Oia, told me once that on that island a common superstition is one from the fishermen. If a woman with red hair happens to go out on the pier, they don't drop the nets that day. They stay in. It's a funny one and strange but it does exist.
More Greek superstitions please please please ☺️☺️☺️🍀🤗
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If a bird shits you, you gonna get money
If you don't want someone around you, throw some salt behind him
Man your a Greek ……I love it 😂
This is one of the things that I feel very nervous about when it comes to social media because anyone could be looking at you at Anytime.. and I wonder how the evil eye works with social media….
Daniel is it correct to smash a pomegranate on the entrance of a new home for good luck?
New home and more commonly on New Years before entering your home.
@@passionatesingle thank you
It used to be common to break a plate on top of a coffin prior to interment during a funeral It was supposed to be symbolic of the strength of the family
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If you believe in mati, you are certainly a native Greek now! 😊❤
Yia. Or of Greek decent 😅. Naste kala
For the braking of plates ( from Newsbeat ): The tradition of breaking plates in Greek entertainment began in the 1930s, when patrons of nightclubs would throw knives at the feet of singers, causing injuries. For safety reasons, this was gradually replaced by plate smashing, though it wasn't immediately embraced. The custom flourished during two main periods: the 1960s and from 1980 to the early 1990s. During the dictatorship of Papadopoulos, plate smashing was banned by decree and made a criminal offense.
@@margarita053 it's still a thing at taverns with live music ect also the plates that are about to be broken are usually purposely made in a way that won't produce sharp edges 😉
It was also it had started at least a decade earlier than the article suggest
@@Pavlos_Charalambous I didn't say anywhere that the tradition dose not exist today, as i am aware we do not have dictatorship. When the tradition started the plates were special made plaster plates and that still stands. Also nowhere that I found says that it started form the '20 if you have your source wright it in the comments.
Hi i see that you have a lot of knowledge about Greece and moving to Greece I am greek living in Australia its very dificult almost impossible with the greek bureaucracy to get what you call a tautotita , as i hapen to be born in egipt by greek parents
i dont want to live in Greece permanently but i would like to stay longer than three months on an Australian passport I have been told i cant do that , but Greece is my country i went to a greek school in egipt where i was born , i speak and whrite greek speak fluent greek with no accent to the point when in greece people think i am native , and yet i cant stay more than three months , i tried asked around no one has an answer , can you plrease help if you can thanking you H
Ι don't know. I am Greek and have lived most of my life in Greece but I don't do any of this, neither I see other people doing it all the time. Some might though. Perhaps I am not very observant.
Daniel, that you have with your key chain is a talisman (φυλαχτό) from the evil eye and not an evil eye.
What about spilling your seed (malaka)?!
You mean "malakia "is going to make you blind ect? 😂😂😂
In Germany before marriage the couple and their friends do a "Polterabend" and break plates and all kind of dishes, plates, vases, but no glass (and they burn the man's trousers, he is not the only boss)
@@bachibouzoukyunanistan3029 in Greece an very common unofficial tradition / habit is that during the wedding ceremony the moment the priest say " η δε γυνή να φοβιτο των άντρα" ( and the woman should be afraid of the man) the bride steps on grooms shoe like saying " that's BS" 😄😄
Also in some remote areas of Greece there is a similar tradition of the relatives of the bride giving some slaps to the groom as he waiting her to arrive, to remind him what will happen if he miss treat their girl 😁😁😁
Evil eye is a common superstition within the Mexican culture as well.🇲🇽
In Greece we're masters of "mental gymnastics".
Spill coffee? money! break something? luck! step on shit? money! lose in gambling games? you win in love! dirty your outfit? luck! sneeze too much? people think of you! shat on by a bird? much luck! etc, etc.
Also,
you don't do cheers with non-alcohol drinks or water, bad luck.
and you don't pass a knife or other blade from hand to hand, cause that means you will have a fight in the future. lol.
when you get a new car people will throw coins on it's floor, for ...luck?
@@sordmasta6646 the bird sh*t thing exist in Italy as well
The asimoma has it's roots back to medieval times, I mean back in the day all those coins was supposed to have some value and help the person if needed some cash
The same logic with throwing 50€ or 100€ bills on a couple's bed that is about to get married or gifting jewelry to the groom and bride
When they about to give a " word" ( finalize the date they are going to get married) 😉
We dont literally spit. We just make the sound
1)The " evil eye" is a very common superstition all over Eastern Mediterranean, I mean Turkish airlines planes have huge " blue eyes" to be protected from the evil eye usually on the tail or the copict
2)The small inconveniences like splitting the coffee, braking a cheap plate, split, or getting sh*tted by a bird are considered " goori" good omens because they act like pressure valves for the " evil" not to explode into something far worse
And a bonus one when you have 1 or 2 such inconveniences people often say " let's hope that it won't be a third one" ( and worse) and if the " thrid one" is proven not to be something serious - we thank God for the 3 - pack ( for lack of better wording) closing this way 😉
Don't forget "κάθε εμπόδιο σε καλό" - "every obstacle (occuring) is for (a) good (reason)" ;)
These were believed in older times, certainly not in the 21st century unless we're talking about 80-year-olds. Greek people now mention them as a joke.
It's not done by really spitting, it's done only by the gesture, to sort sounds ftou-ftou.😂😂😂
You get rid of the bad juju from the evil eye with xematiasma 😅 ask your wife to ask her mom to teach her how.
You can't teach someone the xematiasma .because after doesn't work with you leventi
Why blue eye. Why not brown which is the most common eye color.
Exactly because the blue eye is the rarest kind, it probably felt otherworldly, mystical, even supernatural to people in older times.
@@TheRealTopGunZ, no the real reason is that there is a folk belief in Greece and the Balkans that the Devil has Blue eyes and that when he sees the blue eye, he thinks he see's himself and is scared away.
Το πιασε κόκκινο για να μην μαλωσουμε επισης!
When your done with the Greek coffee you flip it upside down and have your Thea or Yiayia read your fortune
I was hoping superstitions like the evil eye will die with the yiayias. Guess not 🤷
Thank God it didn't. That's our legacy.
@@NickTheCasualGuy oh common without our Folklore will become boring like those northerners that split the salad Fourways
Society is the sum of it's people. When you have a bunch of uneducated people prone to scams like that, no wonder the state of greece. Αυτα περι βορρα οτι εκει ειναι μιζεροι δε σου περασε ποτε απτο μυαλο οτι ειναι σανο που σε ταίζουν για να σε παρηγορήσουν για το γεγονος οτι βγαζετε το 1/5 του μισθου τους με πιο ακριβες τιμες?
The evil eye is NOT a superstition by the way.
You forgot the biggest one, Astrology. Pretty much anyone who actually believes in this also believes in Astrology.
The evil eye has nothing to do with superstition is an insult to mainly germanic people and to slavic as well. Back to the late ( byzantine) times when they were coming over they were asking to be given anything they were setting their eyes to, on the grounds that they were Christian too so that and they should share, our belongings. As time passed people forgot the meaning of it,ie that you look back at the greedy eye with its colour, blue, thus today we’ve got the (evil) eye believed even by enemies such as the abominal turk.
@@pantoniou2281 incorrect, the evil eye has it's origins to ancient Greece and eastern Mediterranean in general all people from the area plus Spaniards and Latin Americans have this superstition
Breaking of plates it is not a superstition!
@@alimandeary some do it out of superstition, my mother in law does it when something goes wrong Twice within a day or few hours, will grab a plate and brake it, so the " evil trilogy" ( for lack of better wording) can be closed 😉
@@Pavlos_Charalambous I grew up where people did it just for fun and entertainment. Mind you the other four, especially "Mati" however they take it from seriously to very seriously
Indeed Most people do it for fun although somewhat young ( she is just 50 years old) my mother in law is very old timie traditional she really belive in various superstitions and if you talk with her is very convincing as well - that's how I know about those things, I guess every family needs a Witch 😄😄😄 @@alimandeary