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The word hamsa is Semitic (from the middle east region – Israel to Iraq) and means “five”. It represents the five fingers of a hand in a natural motion of the holding an open hand to warn off an oncoming
enemy, attack or harm.
The shape of the hand is a symbolic “stop sign” to the devil. It is commonly believed that the Hamsa defends against all evil.
Hamsa one of the most ancient symbols in existence is one of the original protective signs.
It is used in various ways and in different types of jewelry as body ornaments, pendants above door entrances, in cars, and other places. Hamsas serve as a spiritual means of averting and getting protection from evil, or more generally of providing a “protecting hand” or “Hand of Providence” against the harms of life and other evil intents.
The hamsa hand often appears in stylized form both in a two-thumbed, bilaterally symmetrical form (much more often), and in a more natural form in which there is only one thumb.
Such object is also made to be hung on the house wall for protection, probably over the door or near the bed of a baby.
It’s a symbol known in the Middle East for many millenniums, and is widely used in jewelry and wall decor items as a means to endow good luck and protection.
Even though the Hamsa has different and contrasting names throughout the Middle East, from an artistic viewpoint, it is actuall a symbol which demonstrates the reciprocity of cultural trends among the people of the Middle East.
a Hamsa hand is a very aestetic and eye-catching piece of jewelry. Believers and non-believers alike wear it across the world because they enjoy the thoughtful handmade designs that Hamsa jewelry
usually exhibit.
For centuries the Hamsa has been used as a symbol of good luck and shields its owner from the curse of evil.
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