Italy: Don't scratch your crotch!
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Rome, 27 Feb.
(AKI)
It is a superstition among Italian men to "grab" their genitals to ward off bad luck, such as when a hearse passes by or when disaster strikes.
The judges of the third penal division of the Rome-based court of cassation however disagreed with this practice.
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