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On October 6, 1862 at 5 p.m. Serafina Monteferrante, age 60, weaver, domiciled on Saint Mary Street, died in Vasto, daughter of Sante Monteferrante, deceased, laborer, domiciled and died in Vasto, and of Lucia Pellicciotta, weaver, domiciled and died in Vasto. The deceased was the wife of Giovanni Bottari, who is living.
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 ...