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September 22, 1860 before the mayor of Vasto appeared Donato di Fulvio, father of the deceased, age 38, profession farmer of San Vito, domiciled in Contrada Sant’Onofrio, and Pasquale Paolino, age 33, farmer, domiciled in Contrada Colli, who declared that on the above date at 1 PM Sabbia di Fulvio died, age 1, domiciled in Contrada Sant’Onofrio, daughter of Donato di Fulvio, the first declarant, and of Liberata Olivieri domiciled with her husband in the same place.
Italians have a long and deep-rooted tradition of beliefs about luck and things that give either good or bad luck. In Italy there are colloquial names for bad luck. Think of:"sfiga" or "jella" (read it as "yella), but the most scary thing for millions of Italians is "Il Malocchio", which translate ...