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Author Raven Grimassi in his book The Cimaruta: And Other Magical Charms From Old Italy (2012) discusses the charm as a sign of membership in the "Society of Diana" which he refers to as an organization of witches. Grimassi argues that the Cimaruta was originally a witchcraft charm used by witches that was later arrogated by Italian Folk Magic ...
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The three main official symbols, [2] whose typology is present in the symbology of all nations, are: the flag of Italy, that is, the national flag in green, white and red, as required by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic; [3] the emblem of Italy, that is the iconic symbol identifying the Italian Republic;
LOVE sculpture Arts Park in New Castle, Indiana In New York City, New York In John F. Kennedy Plaza, Philadelphia with Museum of Art in the far background At the Scottsdale, Arizona Civic Center. Robert Indiana's pop art Love design was originally produced as a print for a Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1965.
Emblem of the Italian Republic rendered in black and white State ensign of the Italian Republic (since 2003). The central element of the emblem is the five-pointed star white star, also called Stella d'Italia (English: "Star of Italy"), which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece. [1]
Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.
The kiss of death (Italian: Il bacio della morte) is the sign given by a mafioso boss or caporegime that signifies that a member of the crime family has been marked for death, usually as a result of some perceived betrayal. [1]
It is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to Graeco-Roman mythology [2] when Venus, associated with the West as an evening star, was adopted to identify the Italian peninsula. From an allegorical point of view, the Stella d'Italia metaphorically represents the shining destiny of Italy.