Does your country have something like this?

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wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 49 pts · 2y (2 replies)

...what?

Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yeah I’m gonna need an explanation for this one

Indian Moms apply ‘mascara’ (actually it is kohl) to baby’s eyes and a black dot on baby’s face to protect from evil eye.

IsoSpandy@lemm.ee · 29 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Those who are curious. This how every Indian kid looks till the age of 3 approx. We ar given kajal, nazar tika and tabiz combo pack at birth.

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nxdefiant@startrek.website · 17 pts · 2y (5 replies)

If your baby doesn't have one of these, they're gonna get the evil eye and that'll make them hot, cranky and sick.

Facts.

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db2@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Imagine thinking that giving a dried testicle on beaded string to a baby is normal.

I think it's actually a seed. Also there's a picture of some lady, so, +2 against evil eye right there.

Bro when I was a kid I was so ugly other kids would invite me over to scare the evil spirits away.

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TheSpermWhale@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I’m sorry, what?

Religious makeup

rmuk@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

No, but the Swedes store theirs in a box.

Thats Finland.

@IsoSpandy in Romania not really, but when you baptize them the priests are like yeah, drown that shit right there!

GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

My completely spitballed and made up take is that perhaps in indian media "newborns" are shown with makeup and jewelry?

Mind you I have done exactly zero research on this

dustyData@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Its eyeliner and evil spirits warding talismans.

So it is indeed makeup and jewelry.