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IN BOCCA AL LUPO – GOOD LUCK

lisa 20. October 2020 Tags: , , , , , CURIOSITIES No comments
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Are you taking an exam? In bocca al lupo.
Do you have a sports competition? A medical exam?
Are you going to play the lottery? Or meeting your ex? Again: in bocca al lupo.

Whatever obstacle or challenge you’re facing, in Italy you will end up in the mouth of the wolf if you need luck!

The Italian phrase “In bocca al lupo” (literally translated: in the mouth of the wolf) is used in a superstitious sense to wish “good luck”.

But where does this saying we hear so often in Bel Paese come from? Read More