Why do human beings wear their eyes so much for thousands of years?

in the past two years, it is probably the same name brand of the world's most popular fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni (blue means can be clicked directly) with highly recognizable big-eye patterns rapidly sweeping the world. The reason why I did not say "swept the fashion circle" is that there are many designs whose influence can not exceed this circle, but you can see girls walking around wearing fake models of a certain brand in inland third-and fourth-tier small cities. And the designs that can be bought at the roadside stalls in the night market for 30 yuan each are eligible to be called truly popular styles.

the slightly higher price of cloth slippers priced at $330 has not stopped popular hobbies at all.

from this point of view, Chiara's big-eye pattern is undoubtedly very successful. But it's not accurate to attribute all this success to Chiara's popularity or design. Chiara is a very smart designer who chose a pattern that has been popular for thousands of years when choosing iconic patterns for her new brand: eyes.

of course, this popularity refers to the concept in the cultural background of Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. in traditional Chinese culture, the eye basically cannot be used as a decorative pattern. The Chinese ancients regarded the eye as a symbol of spirituality. The act of adding eyes to inanimate creation needs to be very cautious. The original meaning of the idiom "finishing touch" is to believe that if you put an eye on the dragon in the painting, you will give it life, and it will be able to fly away. The finishing touch for the lion also has this meaning. The pattern of the eyes contains vitality. If you embroider the pattern of the eyes on the clothes alone, aren't you afraid that your clothes will run away after they are alive?

eyes have been the theme of accessories design for thousands of years. In different cultural systems, it has completely different meanings. In Egyptian mythology, the Eye of Horus (Eye of Horus) has a sacred meaning, while the legendary evil eye (Evil eye) in European and American culture means that a malicious glance can cause misfortune, disease, and even death, and later became an amulet because of the intention of "rebound". But in terms of appearance, if the origin of these two eye patterns is not understood, there is no obvious difference between them. After all, their main body is only one eye, which is very easy to be confused.

this is the eye of Horus.

this is the Evil Eye, or Evil Eye for short, also known as "Blue Eye".

is the Turkish eye that can be seen everywhere in Turkey, a kind of amulet.

the eye of Horus is called "Ugarte" in the ancient Egyptian language (Udjat or Wedjat), which means "intact, undamaged eye". Its origin has something to do with Horus, the eagle-headed god, to avenge his father.

the complete pattern of the Eye of Horus looks like this.

the eye pattern in the pyramid on the left side of the one-dollar bill is the (Eye of Providence), of God, also known as the eye of All-seeing Eye and the eye of omniscience, which represents the eye of God watching mankind and is one of the iconic patterns of freemasons. The concept of the eye of God comes from the eye of Horus, so sometimes the eye of Horus appears as an eye in an equilateral triangle.

this pattern is also very popular with tattoos.

Osiris (Osiris), the first son of Gabe (male), the god of the earth, and Nut (female), the god of the earth, married his sister Isis and was the great pharaoh who led Egypt to prosperity. He was envied by his brother Seth and was killed by his brother in a plot at a banquet. When Osiris and Horus, the son of Isis, grew up, their left eye was taken away by Seth in a struggle with Seth, his enemy who killed his father. His eyes are extraordinary because his left eye represents the moon and his right eye represents the sun. The left eye was taken away, and Koons, the moon god, naturally wanted to help. At the time of a full moon, Horus, with the help of the moon god, after a life-and-death struggle, finally defeated Seth and took back his left eye.

Horus, the eagle-headed god.

later, Horus dedicated the recovered eye to his father, Osiris, the god of the underworld. Later, the eye of Horus became an amulet to distinguish between good and evil and to defend health and happiness. This is an amulet with extraordinary magic, and it is the most commonly used amulet used by the ancient Egyptians to ward off evil spirits. Like the amulet of life, it is often depicted on the coffins of the dead, protecting the dead from harm on the underground road to immortality, and the Eye of Horus represents the repair and protection of the body in the underworld after death. For example, Pharaoh Tutankhamun's coffin is painted with the eye of Horus.

Horus dedicated his left eye to his father.

the ancient Egyptians also counted with the eye of Horus. The ancient Egyptians disassembled the eye of Horus into six parts, each representing a fraction, forming a proportional series, which added up to an eye of Horus, representing 1. Specifically,

there is still a difference of 1/64 on the right side of the equation, but the ancient Egyptians gave it up. The eye of Horus is still one of the common eye patterns on jewelry, clothing, and tattoos.

the Eye of Horus has also been used in Sister Fruit's MV because the Eye of Horus is sometimes painted blue. Some people think that the Eye is a variant of it, but most people don't agree with it.

now the regions with the "Evil Eye" culture are the United States, Latin America, parts of Europe (especially those with Celtic culture), the Middle East, and West Africa. According to the legend of Evil Eye, once upon a time, a rich man had his eye on a fat cow passing by his door, and he said to his wife, "Today, I don't see anything more beautiful than this fat cow." The fat cow watched by the rich man fell to the ground and was killed, and his wife immediately took a knife to the cow. The meat was cut off. People call the rich man's eyes in the story "jealous eyes". They believe that this look has great "terrible power" and that it kills the cow.

this means that staring can be regarded as a force, and it is a frightening evil to be stared at with the malice of jealousy and possession when there is something good to be proud of. This is a kind of vision that everyone will encounter. Everyone will stare at others unconsciously from a certain point of view. This saying also exists in our culture. "pinkeye" is the expression of being "targeted" by others. It's not easy to be stared at by malicious eyes. Thus it can be seen that no matter in the East or the West, people do not like this kind of "energetic" look.

the Eye of Sauron in Lord of the Rings should also be influenced by the Eye of Evil Culture.

it is believed that children and animals are the most vulnerable to evil eyes. In many places where there is a superstition about the evil eye, it will be considered bad if your child is too beautiful to attract the attention of others because it is easy to arouse the jealousy of the evil eye and may cast a jealous glance at the child. so they don't like to hear others, especially strangers, praise the beauty of their children. Is this story familiar? The curse of the vicious witch on Sleeping Beauty in Sleeping Beauty can also be seen as a look of jealousy, so during the medieval witch trial, many so-called witches just rolled their eyes. as a result, they were called the "Evil Eye" spell and burned alive.

Xiao S's "jealous eyes" were a big sin in the Middle Ages.

the Evil Eye is mentioned in the Old Testament and Islamic teachings (\ & quot; The influence of an evil eye is a fact.\ & quot; [Sahih Muslim, Book 26, Number 5427]), and the original legend about the Evil Eye began in Greece. Plato, Plutarch, and Pliny the Elder all mentioned the power of the Evil Eye.

the meaning represented by evil eyes of different colors.

in the Aegean Sea, light eyes are relatively rare, and people with green eyes, especially blue eyes, are seen as cursed in early cultures, whether intentionally or unintentionally. their eyes are also thought to have the power of the curse. This is why both Greece and Turkey use blue eyes as amulets of rebound.

trees covered with blue-eyed (Nazar Boncugu) can be seen everywhere in Turkey.

No matter how long it takes, the design of evil eyes is still mainly blue. Turquoise and sapphires are often used to make blue eyes. The picture shows the Kenzo Eye bracelet.

the picture shows the turquoise Eye necklace of the American independent designer brand Shashi. The style of Shashi is exotic, the jewelry is very beautiful, and the price is very cost-effective under 100 dollars.

some people think that evil eyes are the eyes of Medusa, a snake-haired banshee. Because of their characteristics of staring at who is pregnant, wrong, and who is petrified, they wear it on the body to bounce back or even punish those malicious eyes.

is the statue of Medusa familiar to you? Yes, the logo of Versace is Medusa.

in the final analysis, evil eyes are no longer the original evil meaning, but because of their characteristics of using evil to control evil, it represents bringing negative energy back to the source, which also has the meaning of bringing love, health, and happiness to the wearer. Moreover, in Western culture, the role of evil eyes is similar to that of Chinese jade, which can help the host to ward off evil spirits. If your evil eye or jade is broken, don't cry for it, because it uses its broken bones to block a bullet for its beloved master. What a touching story, instantly feeling that the world is full of love!

so we can understand why some foreign girls have a lot of blue eyes on their bodies. I'm so hot that I don't know how many jealous eyes I'm going to get! The side effect is that people with dense phobias look at hot eyes.

since the influence of evil eyes in Western culture has never died out, Chiara Ferragni is not the first designer to succeed by designing eye patterns. You will find that eye patterns have never stopped being popular. Almost every year, different designers introduce eye patterns with slight changes based on evil eyes, and they are more easily welcomed by consumers than other cartoon patterns. Or say that the cultural genes hidden in the depths of our consciousness are a major factor affecting consumption. Just like our dragon and Phoenix. )

A few years ago, Kenzo's eye sweater was as popular as a tiger's hoodie, and now it is still launching new products, which are worn by more than N stars. I think the most beautiful one is Suwon Xiziha. Since there is no evil eye culture in China, many fashion magazines speculated at that time that the design of Kenzo was inspired by the multi-eye monster in Journey to the West.

and MCM has partnered with pop artist Craig & amp; Karl for a second time to launch two limited edition products, Eyes on the Horizon and Beyond Snowdome, with the theme of the eye.

there are also many brands with a childish interest in eye patterns, such as Markus Lupfer, a brand that Madonna and Black Eyed Peas lead singer Fergie like to wear, whose eye patterns are probably the most familiar to the Chinese, and there are too many mountains. Its style is graffiti. In recent years, the pattern of fire has not only eyes but also red lips. And Mickey Mouse has patterns with profound cultural implications.

and the British female designer Anya Hindmarch's eye pattern handbag of the same name, which won the award for best British accessory of the year, are also naughty and cute:

and this series of handbags inspired by the pixel villains of the video game era. I think it's so charming! I can't help staring at it all the time. Reminds me of Wang Zai milk.

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even today, people are still happy to wear eye patterns on their bodies. I don't think there is much motivation for superstition to believe that it has the function of the amulet. The main reason is that the open eyes have a kind of magic. This feeling of eyes on me makes it difficult for people to take their eyes away from their eyes, even though it is only an inanimate pattern. Think about Wang Zai milk! This is why Plutarch tries to explain the power of evil eyes with science. He believes that the human eye is the most critical and eye-catching part of the human body, and nature is also the source of human energy.

vain human beings not only want to attract the eyes of others as much as possible but also do not want to be hurt by the malice in the eyes of others, so the eye pattern of attracting eyes to ward off evil spirits is undoubtedly the best choice for people to achieve their goals. I've discovered such a big secret. I'm so witty!

am I talking nonsense? Why don't you try where you look first when you look at the picture above? Most people look at their eyes, and even if they are just the eyes of a little pixel person, they can't help but look at each other.