#le streghe

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Silvana Mangano on the set of The Witches (1967). Costume design by Piero Tosi.

[thejournallo]

Story time: how my family is cursed by the witches of benevento

This isn't my usual type of post, but I’d like to start sharing more personal stories on my blog—especially my success stories, magic stories, and more. It's a way to put myself out there a little more!

The story I’m about to share is from my mother's side of the family. It’s about how her bloodline was cursed by the witches of Benevento.

This event took place after World War II, during a time when many people, especially in Italy, were living in extreme poverty. My great-grandma (whom I’ll refer to as GG) was fortunate to come from a wealthy family.

At that time, GG was engaged to a marshal. The witches of Benevento, who had significant influence in the area, advised her to stay with him, promising that he would bring her wealth and stability. They told her to marry him when he returned from duty.

Everything was going well. GG and the marshal were engaged and planning their wedding. They decided to live together, and while they were at it, they thought, why not modernize the exterior of their house? So, they started renovations.

During this time, GG became deeply involved in the renovation process. One day, she noticed my great-grandpa working on the house, and it was love at first sight. One thing led to another, and GG ended up cheating on the marshal, which resulted in her becoming pregnant.

When the family found out, all hell broke loose. Her clothes were thrown out the window, and her name was dragged through the mud for everyone to see and hear. The witches of Benevento, feeling disrespected and hurt, placed a curse on GG. The curse went something like this: “Your childbirths will be painful, and your children will meet gruesome deaths” (those weren’t the exact words, but that was the gist of it).

Long story short, GG ended up at the church of Padre Pio, witnessing one of his miracles. She gave birth to her first son, Pio, who later left to find my great-grandpa. They eventually married, and GG had 24 pregnancies—12 resulted in stillbirths, and 12 children survived. However, the majority of them, including my grandma, are now deceased. Most of the women died from cancer, and the men from surgeries gone wrong. None of the twelve children had a good or steady life, and none of them died of natural causes.

So, yeah, maybe think twice before cursing someone—it can mess up entire bloodlines.

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Le streghe (1967) - Opening Titles

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Fernando Carcupino - Le Streghe

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Io e Pestifera

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Piero Piccioni - Opening Titles from "Le streghe"/"The Witches" (1967)

Directed by Mauro Bolognini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi, Luchino Visconti)

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Yup

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Le Streghe - L'Iniziazione - Spaghetti rec. - 1978

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jokes aside: the main theme, in all its variations, goes hard as hell

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The Witches (1967)

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Le Streghe (Love Theme Version 7)

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Outfit of the Day by Paola Moretti

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Pino D'angelico - Le streghe, 1972

[conilsolenegliocchi]

~ L'ora delle streghe ~

Pallidi visi di sensuali fiere,

non arrivano mai,

appaiono,

diafani corpi si spogliano del buio

e si vestono di ricordi,

cantano le mie malinconie

per invocare il tormento

danzando intorno al fuoco vivo

dei perché.

@conilsolenegliocchi 🐞