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July 9, 1888 at town hall appeared Maria Vincenza Pace, daughter of Francesco, age 66, midwife, who declared that at 8:15 a.m. on July 6, 1888 in the home on Strada Cortea, Maria Dario, homemaker, wife of Pasquale Monteferrante, both residents of Casalbordino, gave birth to a female child, who was given the name Carolina.
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 ...