What Is a Nazar Bead? The Evil Eye Bead in a Short Video

This short video with the Roots & Talks characters explains the nazar boncuğu, the little blue evil eye bead you see on doors and in homes all over Türkiye. Watch it with your child the next time they ask, “What is that blue eye?”

What the video says

Here is the narration, word for word.

This little blue eye hangs on doors all over Türkiye. It’s called a nazar boncuğu, the evil eye bead.

In folk belief, a jealous look can bring bad luck, and the blue eye is meant to catch that look first.

Families hang it at home, pin it to a baby’s blanket and give it as a gift.

When someone praises a new baby, people say “Nazar değmesin”: may no evil eye touch it.

Find Nazar Değmesin designs at Roots & Talks.

Keep exploring

• The nazar boncuğu, explained for kids: a longer, simple guide, with safety tips for real glass beads.
• Nazar Değmesin collection: our designs that carry this saying.