CONTEST DETAILS
Everyone has a story to tell. Over the years we’ve met folks with amazing stories about their own experiences with mal’occhio. So now we want to hear from you…
Redhead Productions is holding a contest to find the best mal’occhio story. Did you experience mal’occhio first hand? Did you witness a curing? Or a curse? Does your grandmother or aunt know the curing ritual? Do you wear an amulet around your neck? Or is it hanging on your rearview mirror?
On the 13th day of every month in 2012 we’ll award a DVD copy of MAL’OCCHIO for the most original, intriguing story we receive. Winning entries will be published on our website and Facebook page.
CONTEST RULES
- Stories must be between 100 and 200 words.
- Please include a photo with your entry.
- Please include your full name, email address and mailing address. (Your email and mailing address will remain confidential and will not be published or shared.)
- Please send your entry to: agata@redheadproductions.com. Please write “Mal’occhio contest” in the subject line.
- Winners will be notified in advance.
- You only need to submit your story once. All entries will remain eligible until the end of the contest in December of 2012.
Good luck to all!
The next winning entry will be announced on March 13, 2012.
FEBRUARY 13, 2012 WINNER - Joanne DeMichele (Gila, New Mexico, USA)
From childhood, I would notice my mother doing her oil and water ritual at the kitchen sink. I knew not to disturb her serious work. When my son was born, I was given a pin with three gold charms - a small cross, a heart, and a horn. Mom told me to keep it on him day and night to protect him from the evil eye. I was taught that part of being a good mother was to protect my son from mal’occhio. To avoid accidently giving someone mal’occhio, I was also taught to always say “God bless them” whenever saying anything nice about another person, especially a child. Soon after the birth of my son, my sister Mary and I were summoned into Aunt Betty’s kitchen on Christmas Eve, shortly before midnight. My mother announced that it was time for us to learn how to get rid of mal’occhio. We held back our giggles for the most part while we took notes. We were told to memorize what we wrote and to destroy the notepaper within 24 hours. I still have the note that I keep in a Catholic prayer book that belonged to my maternal Grandmother.
JANUARY 13, 2012 WINNER - Anna Maria Ruvo (London, Ontario, Canada)
I never used to believe in mal’occhio. About ten years ago my attitude changed. At the time my sister was a star player on her high school track-and-field team. At one tournament she did particularly well. My parents and I were all there to cheer her on as she accepted medal after medal. As one could imagine, she received compliments, hugs and pats on the back from teammates, coaches and competitors alike. At the end of the tournament the family headed home to celebrate. When we got home my sister was complaining of a stomachache and before long was hunched over the toilet. She lay on the sofa exhausted and in pain. I assumed she had eaten something that hasn’t agreed with her. Or perhaps she was just tired after a long weekend? My mom had a different opinion. She called my aunt. And well, you can guess what happened next. In less than an hour’s time my aunt had called back to report on the status of the mal’occhio cure, my sister’s aches had completely disappeared, and everyone – including my sister – sat around the dinner table to enjoy a homemade meal.
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