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It is also used traditionally to counter or ward off the "evil eye" (Italian: malocchio). In Italy specifically, the gesture is known as the corna ('horns'). With fingers pointing down, it is a common Mediterranean apotropaic gesture, by which people seek protection in unlucky situations (a Mediterranean equivalent of knocking on wood).
Disks or balls, consisting of concentric blue and white circles (usually, from inside to outside, dark blue, light blue, white, and dark blue) representing an evil eye are common apotropaic talismans in West Asia and the Balkans, found on the prows of boats and elsewhere; in some forms of the folklore, the staring eyes are supposed to bend the ...
A silver cornicello charm. A cornicello (Italian pronunciation: [korniˈtʃɛllo]), cornetto (Italian for 'little horn' / 'hornlet'; ), corno (Italian for 'horn"'), or corno portafortuna (Italian for 'horn that brings luck') is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye (or malocchio [maˈlɔkkjo] in Italian) and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote ...
The combination of the lighting and the gold ornaments creates an effect that makes the tree look all gold and the hotel staff named it the 24-karat gold tree. Baccarat Hotel New York 28 W. 53rd St.
With the Church’s 2025 Jubilee event just around the corner, the off-road specialists in Graz, Austria have just pulled the cover off of the latest Popemobile: a pearl-white G 580 with EQ ...
Christina Aguilera's closet at home isn't off-limits.. The "Genie in a Bottle" singer and mom of two tells PEOPLE exclusively that her teenage son Max, 16, and preteen daughter Summer, 10, are ...
Whitstable Pearl is a British crime drama television series broadcast and produced by Acorn TV, based on the Whitstable Pearl novels by Julie Wassmer. [1] It stars Kerry Godliman as Pearl Nolan, the single mother of a grown son, who, as well as being a private detective, runs the titular seafood restaurant with her mum in the English coastal town.
The original weight of this pear-shaped pearl was 223.8 grains, (55.95 carats, 11.2 g, almost .4 oz.). At the time of its discovery, it was the largest pearl ever found. In 1913 the pearl had to be drilled and cleaned to secure it firmly to its setting. After drilling and cleaning, the pearl's weight decreased to 203.84 grains.