The Ankh
to get rid of it
back in the early 1500's people used a 'ward-leonard system' (called a gollywooper back in the day) to stop evil spirits spooking there cattle.
The cast of A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness - 2013 includes: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
The cast of Ankh Micholi - 1962 includes: Shekhar Leela Mishra Jagdish Raj Mala Sinha
He tried to ward off the evil spirits.
to get rid of it
In order to ward off evil medieval architects created gargoyles. This technique is referred to as apotropaism.
No, they were created to ward off evil spirits.
it is an : amulet
Um, they're just thought to ward off evil in general.
An apotropaic is an agent intended to ward off evil.
Nazars, these are charms used to ward off evil.
yes it is. it is a medium strength ward but an even better ward is milk and lemon.
no, not all Egyptian gods hold the ankh but many are depicted with the ankh, since the ankh represented eternal life set (or seth: god of evil chaos and disorder) was not usually depicted with the ankh
China
No, they were actually supposed to ward off evil. They do look awfully scary though.