Delia D ‘Alesendro Naples, Southern Italy, Wednesday (February 12, 2025) explain the origin and use of destiny horn in the family shop. , Photo Credit: AP
Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city famous for Naples worldwide. But there is another destiny tradition that attracts locals and visitors equally: Cornicello, a prestigious symbol of prosperity, love and fate that has become a popular current among lovers on Valentine’s Day.
A small horn -shaped amulets, Napolitan cornicello, represents good luck and security against evil eyes, and is associated with reproduction and power, while its red, intense color is considered a powerful antidot against negative energies Is.
Some auspicious planned horns are displayed inside the art gallery of the Italian sculptor Leo Esposito in Naples, Wednesday (February 12, 2025). Photo Credit: AP
With any self -respecting superstition, the strength of the destiny horn, to be effective, must carefully follow some rules. The most important one is that it should be a gift, and that is why, from years, it has become a popular current that exchanges lovers on Valentine’s Day, often decorated with small hearts.
Its ancient origin is the date of the Greek and Roman mythology, as it represents the folic shape and red color in the context of Priyapus, the god of male fertility.
Mariana Matei put a final touch on destiny horns in a shop in Naples, Southern Italy. , Photo Credit: AP
Napolitan artisans carefully knocked the red coral, terracotta and even gold or silver. But a major element of tradition is that cornicello should be porous, so that all negative energies can be absorbed, protecting friends and loved ones.
“Authentic cornicello has to be handmade in Naples,” Delia d’Lsandro, the founder of 30, 30, cosmos, a small workshop, which creates lucky attraction in the heart of San Gregorio Armeno – Naples’s narrow lane is its ” Pasori, “known for”, or nattivity-sin sculptures.
Serena de ‘Alesandro placed a final touch on the destiny horn in the family shop in Naples, Southern Italy. , Photo Credit: AP
D’Alsendro and his sister Serena take the crafts learned from their parents – Vishenzo and Rosaria – and now run family business in the historic center of the city.
Serena said, “This is a beautiful way to continue family tradition and contribute to the city that we love,”
Growing deep into the cultural roots of Naples, the red horn becomes a powerful symbol in the compositions of the Napolitan sculptor and painter Lello Esposito.
Esposito, 67, started his long international career as a young artist from the popular Naples streets, selling Napolitan Comedia Del’Aart’s famous character, selling his handmade puppets of Pulsinela.
“This is the original horn that has inspired people in Botgas around the city,” he said, pointing to a huge red-horned sculpture, who dominates its athelier in a royal palace Scoodi Sanawaro at the historic center of Naples, in the historic center of Naples. .
2024 Depolitan Horn, a giant made for Bangkok Bienle, is shown inside the art gallery of the Italian sculptor Leolo Esposito in Naples. , Photo Credit: AP
“It is red because it is the color of passion,” Esoposito said, who focused on his research on the relationship between contemporary art and popular tradition.
“If we think about Pompei, we think about Pompeian Faluz. These Penis were displayed in small shops around the city. Therefore, the horn is an ancient symbol that has been going back for more than 2,000 years, ”he says.
The works of Esoposito, inspired by Naples’ prestigious symbols, have traveled to the world, recently demonstrated one of his huge horns in Bangkok Art Bienle.
Published – 14 February, 2025 02:57 pm IST
