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A charm for good luck!

Looking among the common cultural elements among people of the wider East, we find that the habit of giving someone a charm is a common element among Greeks, Turks, Jews and Egyptians. In particular, the word charm comes from the Turkish word “ugur” or “ogur”, which means an object that brings good luck (Γούρια: Τι …

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Charms and symbols

In the elaborate hand-crafting of charms, these small jewels that sometimes adorn the doors of the house and sometimes a wall at home or at the office or another personal space, small symbolic objects are used, which the skilled artists use in their construction. Everything is taken from the life and action of man! A …

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