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May 18, 1861 before the city officials of Vasto appeared Pasquale Muzi, acquaintance of the deceased, age 71, profession woodworker, domiciled on Strada Barbarotta, and Don Nicola dal Greco, age 70, landowner, domiciled on Strada San Pietro, who declared that on May 17, 1861 at 2 a.m. Orsilia Tambelli died, age 3, domiciled on Strada Quartiere, daughter of Don Francesco Tabelli, land owner, and of Donna Mariangiola Genova domiciled with her husband.
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 ...