il gobbo
the hunchback
The hunchback, also known as "O Scartellato", is a popular figure in the Neapolitan tradition, it is said to bring good luck if you touch the hump. It is seen as a kind of walking amulet. Less known is that, in the Neapolitan tradition, the "scartellato" itself is a figure of good luck, a positive character, bearer of wealth and happiness, and has its own precise iconography: black cylinder and jacket, red bow tie and white shirt.
Thomas Tilker 08/05/2020 14:32
:-)))LG Thom
Giorgio Montani 07/05/2020 15:48
Chissà se la gobba è finta o vera? Totò se la sarebbe fatta finta!Roberto Lavagna 07/05/2020 13:03
Sara' un uomo molto corteggiato. !!!! Un salutoTonino Di Marzio 07/05/2020 10:13
Napoli, una fucina di immagini.Renato T. 07/05/2020 9:43
Un portafortuna vivente!Ciao
Renato
Lucia H 06/05/2020 22:58
Für wenig geld so herumzulaufen und sich darzustellen nun auch eine art des lebens, denke jedes land hat so typen von menschen die sich gerne darstellen - ich kann es nur teilweisse verstehen lg luciaMulazzani Anna Maria 06/05/2020 21:28
Orrimo scatto!!Adele D. Oliver 06/05/2020 20:57
a great portrait of this luck bringing man ... it looks likehe is selling lottery tickets ... good luck emblems on his
hat and vest ... and I can't help but think that his
hump is fake to attract customers (but of course, I must
be wrong) ....
warm regards,
Adele
homwico 06/05/2020 19:34
A best presented view. Did you touch it ?LG homwico
Gelo Charro 06/05/2020 19:31
Y, cara de buena persona.....somos paises de tradiciones, y creencias, me gustan las fotos callejeras!!!!!!!!Salud
Lucia H 06/05/2020 18:36
please what is gobo?? we call it - der bucklige I ve looked in my langenscheidt wörterbuch we call he has a höcker! so I try to lean a bit. ciao luciaRalf M. B. 06/05/2020 17:46
Herrliche Fotografie, der Typ in Vordergrund gefällt mir. Schöne Schärfe vorne und Unschärfe im Hintergrund, passt!LG Ralf
Emilio Sirletti 06/05/2020 17:03
Quando di una disgrazia se ne un arte!Bella foto.
Ciao, Emilio
J Oscar Sierra Echo 06/05/2020 16:53
Fine observation and presentation.Greetings.