Christmas in Corsica – L’ochju . . .

Corsica is a mysterious island made of tradition and generosity, so what better period could describe it than Christmas?  It is under the summer sun that you have left your villa at Les Oliviers de Palombaggia in Porto –Vecchio, but it is the story of our island in winter that we will tell you …

In addition of being good eaters, Corsican are superstitious, traditions and rituals are numerous as December 24th approaches. The best known of all, and probably one of the most important as well, is “the ochju”, means “evil eye” or bad luck… Few of us have the power to ward off this spell. Indeed the ritual is learned only on Christmas’ eve and is passed from generation to generation, traditionally from grandmother to granddaughter.
If there are many different beliefs and way of doing it, all are meant to protect you from jealous people and negative thoughts. To help you with that, there is something as beautiful as powerful that you may find…Perhaps while walking on the fine white sand of Palombaggia beach you will have the luck to find an “oeil de sainte lucie”. This small shell with soft colors, white with a brown twirling line, will be a wonderful holiday souvenir and a powerful lucky charm that will protect you from the “ochju”, this one is a keeper…

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