Greek Evil Eye ? A black cat? Bad luck? | Greek Superstitions my Greek Yiayia used to believe in

Greek Evil Eye ? A black cat? Bad luck? | Greek Superstitions my Greek Grandma used to believe in
Today we’re talking about the most common Greek Superstitions , my Grandma used to believe in , but many Greeks believe nowadays too.
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-First of all Greeks believe in the’’evil eye’’! We think that we need to be protected, that’s why a common gift , especially to newborn babies would be a beautiful blue eye !
That’s why we make ‘’ξεμάτιασμα’’ . What does it mean?
It means that we find ways to push away that evil eye. I remember my grandmother had some weird stones and every time she wanted to keep the evil eye away , she had a glass full of water with the stones and you had to drink 3 times.
Other people do ‘’ξεμάτιασμα’’with water and oil and / or prayers.
- Did you know that the most ‘’bad luck’’ day in Greece is not Friday 13, but Tuesday 13?
Why?
Because The fall of Constantinople (Istanbul) took place on Tuesday 29 of May of 1453!
But how did the number of the year affect the ‘’bad luck ‘’ day?
- In Greece it’s a sign of bad luck too to see a black cat in the street.
My grandmother would spit in the blouse if she saw a black cat.
-Another superstition Greeks would believe is the broken mirrors . Did you know that you’ll have bad luck for 7 years if you break a mirror??
-Also if you see yourself in the mirror at night , then (my grandparents believe) you’ll become ugly!!
-My grandparents also used to say that if we whistle in the middle of the night we call the ghosts.
-The last one is the ‘’itching’’ . If you have an itching in your nose is bad , because ‘’ θα φας ξύλο’’. Somebody is going to beat you !!But if you have it in your hand then , you’ll get money!!!
📌Write in the comments below if you have similar superstitions in your country or what other superstitions you have!!
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Greetings
01:11 Tuesday 13
02:21 A black cat
03:26 The evil eye (ξεμάτιασμα)
04:13 The mirrors
05:22 The whistling
05:51 The itching
06:16 Pour out your greek coffee to get some money!!
07:01 5 more Greek superstitions
08:08 Outro
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*Do you have similar superstitions in your country or what other superstitions you have!!* *❤️If you like my videos, SUBSCRIBE! It’s totally FREE but really helpful❤️ **bit.ly/2KiPD6J*

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

Εάλω η πόλις

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

Δεν ξέουμε γιατί όλοι αριθμοί τον προσταφερεις ίσοι είναι 13 κινδύνους

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

Ιταλικό 17 αριθμός κινδύνοs

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Γιατί, Angelo μου; γιατί το 17 είναι επικίνδυνος αριθμός; 😊

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

@@DoYouSpeakGreek Δεν ξέρω γιατί επτα δέκα ιταλικός είσαι δυστυχία αλλά δεν είμαι ιταλικός.

[@immortalx1749]

The language sounds like poetry 😍 the most beautiful sounding language! ❤️

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

wow! Thank you so much!!😍😀

[@SamDiMento]

Your clear and careful pronunciation is very helpful to those of us learning Greek.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much. I 'm really happy to help you ❤️💙❤️💙

[@contradictednaivety168]

I’m from Algeria and we have almost the same superstitions.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

I' m sure we have!😊

[@lifewithyana2924]

I’m learning about Greece as I believe it’s such a beautiful country with beautiful culture and you are so helpful! I was trying to find a channel to learn about the traditions, culture, and beliefs in Greece and you’re amazing at teaching 💙 thanks. Love Greece 🇬🇷💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so so much❤️❤️❤️ welcome to our community

[@johnbreckbuhl4849]

Your smooth style has rekindled my passion for this precious language.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

I'm so happy to hear that ❤️💙 keep learning 💪💪

[@ulrikeleis4092]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ, Αλεξάνδρα μου, υπέροχο βίντεο!

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Παρακαλώ🤩🦋 να είσαι καλά🥰

[@timbass3326]

I love this video , thank you for presenting it in such an easygoing informal way , it makes it easier to learn this way ! ❤️❤️

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Ευχαριστώ, αγαπημένε μου Τιμ ♥️💙♥️💙

[@user-hy4bh8pw6b]

Μπράβο ,για αυτό το βίντεο 👍 Θα περιμένω ακόμη.☺️

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@agustinusgesu5744]

Excellent video you made and it was a lot of fun. I personally don't believe in superstitions. But it is heard in the shows about mirrors and cats as a parody. So just as you say, I know that when a mirror breaks, wherever the mirror breaks, for the person it is seven years of bad luck and if cats go under a ladder the same thing happens. But I think that these superstisions were more widespread in the grandparents or in their time. I think that is everywhere or at least in Greece. That I came to know because you mentioned words like: My grandmother says or my grandfather said. How wonderful to know all that about your country. Here now people do not believe so much in that. What people do believe is in charms or ornaments or figurines and incenses to attract money or attract more customers to sell more. Thanks for your video!!!!!! You are very funny and a very good Greek teacher!!!!!!. Forgive me for my many words. I want you to reach millions who see your Greek classes. We did not know if you believe in superstisions. You left us with the curiosity of that. I hope my writing in English has been excellent for you, but you will also have to teach us English. I liked the words in Greek that you put us inside the video.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much for your support and your kind words, dear. Thank you so much really ❤️💙😍💐 here the same. I think that young people wouldn't believe these 💙💙💙

[@DavidSLuton]

We have some of the same superstitions in the U.S., e.g. seeing a black cat (if it crosses your path) or breaking a mirror. It's also considered bad luck to open an umbrella inside a house or to walk under a ladder. And if your ears itch, someone is talking about you, and if your nose itches, someone is going to visit you. These are ones that I remember hearing when I grew up in the U.S., although I've been in Europe for many years now. My parents never talked about superstitions. I don't think the evil eye is a common superstition from what I remember. Even in Spain where I live now, no one here ever talks about the evil eye, although maybe older generations did. Thank you for the great video! I particularly enjoyed the part about spitting for good luck and I remember seeing that in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

[@ascensionvaldes1412]

your videos are very useful, thanks👌👌❤️❤️❤️

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much❤ I'm so happy to hear that😊❤

[@francescausai2058]

Μου ἀρεσε πολύ αυτό το βίντεο! Στην Ιταλία η πιο γρουσούσζικη μέρα είναι Παρασκευή και 17. Από τις άλλες δεισιδαιμονίες εχουμε ο σπασμένος καθρέφτης με 7 χρόνια κακοτυχία, οι μαύρες γάτες (όταν δείς καμία που διασχίζει τον δρόμο, πρεπει να περιμένεις κάποιος άλλος να πάει πρίν από σένα και να πάρει εκείνος την κακοτυχία). Όταν σου πέφτει το αλάτι λένε πως θα έχεις κακοτυχία και πρέπει να ρίξεις μια πρέζα πίσω από τον ώμο σου. Και όταν σου πέφτει το ελαιόλαδο θα έχεις κακοτυχία (κυρίως για πόσο κοστίζει). Όταν έχεις ένα βουητό στ'αυτιά σου, κάποιος μιλάει για σένα (πίσω από την πλάτη σου). Η γιαγιά μου έλεγε, πιο συγκεκριμένα, αν είναι το αριστερό αυτί μιλάνε για το καλό, αν είναι το δεξί αυτί μιλάνε για το κακό. Μην ανοίγεις ποτέ μια ομπρέλα μέσα στο σπίτι, πολλοί πιστεύουν ότι θα φέρει κακοτυχία (η ιδέα είναι ότι θα βρέχει μέσα στο σπίτι σου = μιζέρια). Έχουμε και μια παροιμία που λέει: "Né di Venere né di Marte non si sposa né si parte, né si dà principio all'arte" (όυτε την Παρασκευή ούτε την Τρίτη μην παντρεύεσαι, μην ξεκινάς ταξίδια και μήν ξεκινάς σημαντικά έργα). Είναι πολύ παλιά παροιμία που δείξει ότι δεν μας άρεσαν πολύ τις Τρίτες και τις Παρασκευές λόγο κακοτυχίας. Υπάρχουν πολλές άλλες δεισιδαιμονίες που δεν θυμάμαι τώρα.. Εγώ δεν τις πιστεύω φυσικά, αλλά μου αρέσει να τα ξέρω επειδί είναι κομμάτια της κουλτούρα μας 😊

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Έχουμε πάρα πολλά κοινά , Φράνσυ μου. Αυτό με την ομπρέλα το έχουμε και στην Ελλάδα😊🥰

[@foxdetector1779]

Very interesting video, thanks!

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much 💙❤️

[@baljeetsohi2812]

Great video

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much❤💙

[@gsakcay]

Thank you.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Your welcome ❤️💙🙏

[@YEvgin]

I love your yiayia ☺

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Oh! Thank you 💙❤️🌹

[@genesmith3446]

I remember when I was a little kid being told about breaking a mirror is 7 years bad luck. I live in America. I almost forgot about that. The Greeks have some interesting superstitions. I've heard of the "evil eye" in Jewish culture but didn't know there is a Greek version. Very interesting, thanks for the info!

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much😊

[@zenaibabaid6245]

I’m safe from some of this bad luck then.... 😂 but I’d better be careful of others. loved the one about the cup. Ευχαριστώ πολύ για το υπέροχο βίντεο ήταν πολύ ενδιαφέρον ☺️ Μόλις το είδα😍

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Haha γεια σου Zenaib μου🥰🥰If you have the greek "mati" , you don't have to afraid of anything. 😅Φιλάκια😍🤩

[@zenaibabaid6245]

@@DoYouSpeakGreek greek mati?

[@ahsanchubby44]

Similar things exists in my country too, but i believes that if something good written in the destiny... What is black cat even devil own will try to hurt you... He can't. But if something bad written in your destiny... If the whole world will try to protect you... But can't. By the way, your videos are always informative.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Thank you so much😊😊😊

[@ahsanchubby44]

@@DoYouSpeakGreek you're welcome.

[@vivianamimikou2290]

Είστε τέλεια

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

😘😘😘😘

[@myragroenewegen5426]

I don't speak Greek, but I smile about the perfume thing. My mom has no such superstitions and I don't think she ever bought perfume in her life, but I remember her in airports and duty-frees explaining all the perfume and strange luxury items as things men bought their wives on business trip to stop them asking about their mistresses. I can never believe perfume just keeps on going like it does. So many people have allergies and it's sucha matter of taste.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Hahaha Oh my god!! 😄

[@TNLNick]

Η μάνα μου είναι από την Κρήτη, και μου είπε σχεδόν όλα αυτά. Έχει και περισσότερα. Όταν αφήνεις ψαλίδι ανοιχτό, όταν κάνεις yawn την ίδια ώρα με κάποιον άλλο, όταν «πετάει το ματι σου», κι άλλα. There was always some way to tell that someone was talking about you, was going to give you money, etc. And there are so many ways to invite bad luck or even evil spirits according to the traditions she told me. Some of it, I think, was to keep me from hurting myself accidentally: certain unlucky ways to handle scissors, sit at the dining room table, etc. What about reading the φλιτζάνι after you finish your καφεδάκι?

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Yes, of course! There are too many 😊 in this video I said only some of them

[@nelnel3479]

Έχουμε όλα αυτά και ίδια πράγματα. Στην Τουρκία κι επίσης, πολλοί άνθρωποι θεωρούν ότι 13 Τρίτη και μαύροι γάτες φέρνουν κακή τύχη.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Ναι, ναι ακριβώς τα ίδια ♥️💙♥️💙

[@sfcastro]

Έχω το ξεμάτιασμα!

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Χαχαχαχα μπράβο Σουζάνα μου ♥️♥️♥️

[@christhabadguy3809]

My cousin wore his underwear inside out one time and it had a skinny brown stain in the middle. Not sure who got the bad luck on that one.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pmo8672]

Πολύ ενδιαφέρον βίντεο! Νομίζω ότι οι Έλληνες είναι πιο προληπτικοί από τους Ιταλούς, αλλά πάντα εξαρτάται από το άτομο. Για παράδειγμα, στην Ιταλία υπάρχουν άνθρωποι που πιστεύουν ότι ένα κόκκινο κέρατο μπορεί να σου φέρει καλή τύχη. Τέσπα, έμαθα πολλά νέα πράγματα σε αυτό το μάθημα! Σ'ευχαριστώ παρά πολύ, Αλεξάνδρα μου! 🙏🙏🙏 ΗΓ. σε πάει πολύ καλά η ανοιξιάτικη σου μπλούζα! 💙💙💙

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ, Πατρίτσια μου 💙💙💙

[@manorueda1432]

Στην Ισπανία, η πιο άτυχη ημέρα είναι επίσης την Τρίτη 13. 😲

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Ενδιαφέρον 😊😊 γιατί;;

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

28 maiou

[@johnzeller3371]

upside down or inside out?

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

inside out I think is better. I'll correct it! Thank you!!😀😀😀

[@tychophotiou6962]

oh dear.... I look in a mirror nearly every night.... Is that the reason I am so ugly???? And you have also explained the reason I am divorced.... Because I bought my wife a bottle of perfume! Thanks for telling me. If only I knew these things before!

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Hahaha no, you are not ugly😁❤

[@sipeb7543]

Η γυναίκα μου είναι από τη Ινδία κι εάν βλέπει μια μαύρη γάτα ρίχνει ένα παπούτσι πίσω την γάτα. Μερικές φορές της λέω ότι η γάτα έχει ένα λευκό πόδι έτσι δεν υπάρχει ανάγκη να ρίχνει το παπούτσι της, ιδιαίτερα εάν τα παπούτσια είναι ακριβά.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Χαχαχαχα 😊 γεια σου Simon 💙

[@fragiskatospercussion]

Εδώ στις ΓΠΑ δεν πρέπει να περπατάς κάτω από μια σκάλα

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Αλήθεια; γιατί; είναι γρουσουζιά;; 😊❤️💙

[@fragiskatospercussion]

​@@DoYouSpeakGreek haha δεν ξέρω... φέρνει κακή τύχη

[@troiscarottes]

Χαμογελάς πάρα πολύ για το γούστο μου.

[@DoYouSpeakGreek]

Και τι να κάνουμε; αυτό δεν αλλάζει. Έτσι είναι το στυλ μου