what is the significance of the italian horn
Cornicello In Italy many people wear the cornicello - an amulet of good luck used for protection against the evil eye curse. It consists of a twisted horn-shaped charm often made of gold, silver, plastic, bone, terracotta, or red coral.[1] Originally, cornicelli resembled an animal's horn, to represent fertility, virility and strength.[2] The shape and colour of the red cornicelli are reminiscent of a chili pepper.[3] A regionally popular amulet, they are used primarily in Italy in the region of Campania, as well as Lazio, Marche, Abruzzo, Calabria, Basilicata, Lombardy, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia[4] and elsewhere among descendants of Italian immigrants.