'A l’orto si voli l’omu mortu.’
(‘Every field needs a scarecrow.’)
This saying from Calabria also has another darker meaning: 'The work in the fields kills the man.' This is because 'omu mortu' means 'dead man', but is also the local name given to scarecrows.
Alberico Collina
(‘Every field needs a scarecrow.’)
This saying from Calabria also has another darker meaning: 'The work in the fields kills the man.' This is because 'omu mortu' means 'dead man', but is also the local name given to scarecrows.
Alberico Collina
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