For generations, Cypriots viewed misfortune as more than simple bad luck. Across the island, rituals, charms and protective practices were used to ward off harm and bring order to an uncertain world.
Today, these customs are often grouped under the label of superstition. But according to anthropologist Theodoros Kyriakides, they once formed part of a much wider understanding of how life worked.
“Superstition is a somewhat contested term which originates
