What is a Cornicello?

Nicole Cappelleri
2 min readJun 7, 2021

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The cornicello, cornetto or corno as some Italians say, is a lucky charm to protect against the evil eye. Shaped like a little red horn, Italians have been wearing and hanging the cornicello for centuries.

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There is evidence the cornicello goes back thousands of years to Roman times with the red horn symbols found in Pompei and Rome. A…

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Nicole Cappelleri

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