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A God's eye (in Spanish, Ojo de Dios) is a spiritual and votive object made by weaving a design out of yarn upon a wooden cross. Often several colors are used. They are commonly found in Mexican, Peruvian people and Latin American communities, among both Indigenous and Catholic peoples. In other parts of the Americas, artisans weave complicated or variegated versions of the traditional Ojos de Dios, selling them as decorations or religious objects. There has also been a huge increase in the use of Ojos de Dios as an easy and fun craft for children.

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  • A God's eye (in Spanish, Ojo de Dios) is a spiritual and votive object made by weaving a design out of yarn upon a wooden cross. Often several colors are used. They are commonly found in Mexican, Peruvian people and Latin American communities, among both Indigenous and Catholic peoples. Ojos de Dios are common in the Pueblos of New Mexico. Often they reflect a confidence in all-seeing Providence. Some believers think the spiritual eye of the Ojos de Dios has the power to see and understand things unknown to the physical eye. During Spanish colonial times in New Mexico from the 16th to the 19th centuries, Ojos de Dios (God's Eye) were placed where people worked, or where they walked along a trail. In other parts of the Americas, artisans weave complicated or variegated versions of the traditional Ojos de Dios, selling them as decorations or religious objects. There has also been a huge increase in the use of Ojos de Dios as an easy and fun craft for children. The Ojo de Dios or God's eye is a ritual tool that was believed to protect those while they pray, a magical object, and an ancient cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associations for the Huichol and Tepehuan Americans of western Mexico. The Huichol or Wixaritari call their God's Eyes Tsikuri, which means "the power to see and understand things unknown." When a child is born, the father weaves the central eye, then one color is added for every year of the child's life until the child reaches the age of five. Original Tepehuan Crosses are extremely rare to come by. Many are made for the tourist market, but they do not carry the same traditional and spiritual significance. (en)
  • Un ojo de Dios es un objeto espiritual y votivo que se hace tejiendo un diseño de hilo sobre una cruz de madera. A menudo se utilizan varios colores. Se encuentran comúnmente en comunidades mexicanas y mexicano-estadounidenses. Los Ojos de Dios a menudo reflejan una confianza en la Providencia que todo lo ve. Algunos creyentes piensan que el ojo espiritual de un Ojo de Dios tiene el poder de ver y entender cosas que el ojo físico desconoce. ​ En otras partes de las Américas, los artesanos tejen versiones complicadas o variadas de los tradicionales Ojos de Dios, vendiéndolas como decoraciones u objetos religiosos.​ También ha habido un gran aumento en el uso de Ojos de Dios como un arte fácil y divertido para los niños. El Ojo de Dios es una herramienta ritual que se cree que protege a aquellos que oran, un objeto mágico y un antiguo símbolo cultural que evoca el motivo de tejido y sus asociaciones espirituales para los indios huicholes y tepehuanes del oeste de México. Los huicholes llaman a sus ojos de Dios Sikuli, que significa "el poder de ver y entender las cosas desconocidas". Cuando nace un niño, el ojo central es tejido por el padre, luego se agrega un ojo por cada año de vida del niño hasta que el niño cumple los 5 años.​ Se cree que servía para dar protección a un niño y a su mamá antes, durante y después del parto (es)
  • 신의 눈 또는 오호 데 디오스는 (God's eye, 스페인어로 Ojo de Dios)은 나무 십자가에 실로 무늬를 짜서 만든 영적이고 봉헌적인 물건이다. 종종 여러 가지 색상이 사용된다. 신의 눈은 멕시코인와 멕시코계 미국인 사회에서 원주민과 카톨릭 신도 모두에게서 흔히 볼 수 있다. (ko)
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  • 신의 눈 또는 오호 데 디오스는 (God's eye, 스페인어로 Ojo de Dios)은 나무 십자가에 실로 무늬를 짜서 만든 영적이고 봉헌적인 물건이다. 종종 여러 가지 색상이 사용된다. 신의 눈은 멕시코인와 멕시코계 미국인 사회에서 원주민과 카톨릭 신도 모두에게서 흔히 볼 수 있다. (ko)
  • Un ojo de Dios es un objeto espiritual y votivo que se hace tejiendo un diseño de hilo sobre una cruz de madera. A menudo se utilizan varios colores. Se encuentran comúnmente en comunidades mexicanas y mexicano-estadounidenses. Los Ojos de Dios a menudo reflejan una confianza en la Providencia que todo lo ve. Algunos creyentes piensan que el ojo espiritual de un Ojo de Dios tiene el poder de ver y entender cosas que el ojo físico desconoce. ​ Se cree que servía para dar protección a un niño y a su mamá antes, durante y después del parto (es)
  • A God's eye (in Spanish, Ojo de Dios) is a spiritual and votive object made by weaving a design out of yarn upon a wooden cross. Often several colors are used. They are commonly found in Mexican, Peruvian people and Latin American communities, among both Indigenous and Catholic peoples. In other parts of the Americas, artisans weave complicated or variegated versions of the traditional Ojos de Dios, selling them as decorations or religious objects. There has also been a huge increase in the use of Ojos de Dios as an easy and fun craft for children. (en)
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  • Ojo de Dios (es)
  • God's eye (en)
  • 신의 눈 (ko)
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