text: The traditional patterns and symbols are handed down from generation to generation and have great significance to the weaver , conferring good luck on the household , protection against the evil eye , or expressing the desire for a child .
  
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  Handed down from generation to generation , the traditional patterns and symbols are used to confer good luck on the household , protect against the evil eye , or express the desire for a child , and have great significance to the weaver .