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what does the italian horn and hand gesture mean?

my mother has each of these as charms for a necklace.

what do they symbolize?

The sign is The Corna
The corna is a gesture with a vulgar meaning in Mediterranean countries and a variety of meanings and uses in other cultures.
Meanings
Superstition: When confronted with unfortunate events, or just when these are mentioned or suggested, a person wanting to avoid that fate could resort to the sign of the horns to ward off bad luck. It’s like knocking on wood.
In Naples (Napoli), they have a variant called ‘ground and sky’(tierra e cielo), one hand up horn gesture and the other hand same down.
Infidelity: And pointed at a person (in Italian, fare le corna, to make the horns), the conveyed meaning is that this person is being cheated on by his wife

sorry for the mistakes, I’m an italian living in belgium, so I speak better french and italian.
Ciao

Italian Hand Gestures Explained

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