The “Evil Eye” is the most popular guardian. The eye absorbs the evil from someone who gave you the “evil eye”, thereby blocking you from getting “bad vibes”.

Many cultures embrace the eye as protection against evil. For many years Greeks have embraced the "eye" culture.

We have an eye above the door in our homes, in our businesses and in our cars. We wear matia as jewellery.

Some  Greeks, especially in villages, believe that someone can catch the evil eye, or “matiasma”, from someone else’s jealous compliment or envy. A person who has caught the evil eye usually feels bad physically and psychologically. To avoid the matiasma, those who believe in it, wear a charm: a little blue marble glass with an eye painted on it or a blue bracelet. Blue is believed to be the colour that wards off the “evil” eye.