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#just like the various processions of Perchta or the Perchten or the Befana etc.
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“Incö la Giöbia la brüsa. Pensa ai màl pasàa, 'l fögh al sa purta via tüscos. ”
The Giubiana is burning tonight. Think about all the past evil, the fire is going to cleanse everything away.
#folklore
#proverbs and sayings
#postcards from lombardy
#p.s. it may seem like a bit of a 'barbaric' custom but keep in mind that a) it predates christianity so this was never a 'witch'
#and b) it was never a real person to begin with
#it probably stemmed as part of the agricultural propitiatory rituals that used to take place during or around the christmas twelvetide
#namely around the last and first day of the year
#just like the various processions of Perchta or the Perchten or the Befana etc.
#giubiana
#giöbia
#bonfire
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