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By: Reincarnation’s birthmarks | Phillee's Cash by doing readings on your own Blog! Make Tons of Cash as I made

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:42:23 +0000

[...] be born with a birthmark in the image of the food that was craved. As shown in this little blog, http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/03/sun … tions.html, part of the fun is the effort to convince themselves that the birthmark actually is in the shape [...]

By: Fortune Teller

Fortune Teller — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:00:28 +0000

I am not superstitious but based on the wacky comments I get on my blog I think a lot of people are and also believe in fortune telling. Frankly I don’t get it, and just look at it as having some fun. It’s when people take it too serious that there is a problem.

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By: Bleeding Espresso » the legend of fata morgana

Bleeding Espresso » the legend of fata morgana — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:29:13 +0000

[...] history of southern Italy goes back as far as civilization itself, and so do many of her superstitions (malocchio anyone?) and myths–including the famous legend of the Fata Morgana, the Fairy [...]

By: Mommy2Angels

Mommy2Angels — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:21:00 +0000

It is the italian grandmother! My family decended from Genoa.

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:30:00 +0000

I enjoyed reading this post. One gets to learn so much about other places.

By: Frances

Frances — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:43:00 +0000

Ohmigosh isn’t it wondeful to be Italian-American? Everyday is a an episode of Everyone Loves Raymond.
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By: sarala

sarala — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:54:00 +0000

I definitely think that is a question you don’t want answered. About the jewelry, I mean.
My mother in law couldn’t say anything too good about her grandkids (my kids) without warding off the evil eye, a last vestige of growing up in eastern Europe.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:51:00 +0000

Funny, my Aunt who’s part Mexican says the same thing about pregnancy cravings because that’s what her Mom always told her…so I always try to fulfill mine !!!!

I love reading your blog…I think I’m now addicted!

By: The (Mis)Adventures of a Single City Chick

The (Mis)Adventures of a Single City Chick — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:55:00 +0000

I am also very superstitious, so I totally understand. And, I have a large birthmark on the front of my upper thigh. It’s always be called either a strawberry or a wine splotch. Being the wine lover I am, I prefer to call it the wine splotch. Hmm, my mom eats strawberries, but doesn’t prefer wine (she’s the non Italian, remember). Could be something to the superstition. The only other person in my family that has a birthmark (that I’m aware of) is my Italian grandma. She has about the same shaped birthmark, but hers is on her cheek (FACE, not other end).

Christina

By: Giulia

Giulia — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:48:00 +0000

I remember gaining like 45 pounds during my first pregnancy because of the whole “don’t touch yourself unless you eat it” superstition! I walked around eating everything in sight fearing that my child would be born all disfigured or with the worst of birthmarks in the worst of places. I wasn’t so weirded out by it the second time around and was much more cautious about what I ate. I only gained 16 pounds. I had craved artichokes and mozzarella di bufala my entire pregnancy. Neither of those two foods ever crossed my lips and thankfully, my daughter has nothing resembling artichokes or mozzarella on her body!
But yeah, superstitions are a big deal here. I too wonder what had P’s Mother so upset? Maybe one day you’ll actually find out.