The strands of glass inside the ball may entice evil spirits and trap them! Witches too. If that isn't helpful what isn't? Made in China. A good heft and feel to them. Combine these with all of our other glass balls for the pricebreak. There's about a 5mm rough hole near the top of the ball where presumably little hands reached into the ball to assemble the tree. We can fit 6 in a regional postal flat rate box. 48 in a case. Visit her sister witch balls and gazing balls at: My Gosh They are Beautiful !