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113: Re: malocchio Heritage Forums - June 2002

Posted by Abruzzo2000 on 06/25/02 at 12:59 AM Subject:   Re: malocchio In Reply to: malocchio posted by Asperino D'Alfonso on 06/23/02 at 2:18 PM: The rituals are different and change from place to place. The words of the secret prayers are also different and traditionally "secret" - they can be communicated to another person that is taught the ritual only on Christmas night. As to the oil if the three drops in the water dissolve there is a malocchio. The ritual is then continued until the oil drops remain intact. At the URL below there is a prayer used in Calabria: http://digilander.iol.it/brutium/folklore/folklore02.htm Follow Ups: Re: malocchio pamela swords   Posted at: 10/12/02 (0 replies)