![TIL the "horned sign" is an ancient hand gesture meant to either ward off, or curse someone with, the "evil eye", or malocchio in Italian. Ronnie James Dio re-popularized the gesture as TIL the "horned sign" is an ancient hand gesture meant to either ward off, or curse someone with, the "evil eye", or malocchio in Italian. Ronnie James Dio re-popularized the gesture as](https://external-preview.redd.it/-haNL6CjNj7UaMhtC8_zWPhaedE84lHF_2DyNDXSayo.jpg?auto=webp&s=e0737289ad637193d3e1a0ffb587bd0c37b67228)
TIL the "horned sign" is an ancient hand gesture meant to either ward off, or curse someone with, the "evil eye", or malocchio in Italian. Ronnie James Dio re-popularized the gesture as
![Michael Scavone-Free al Twitter: "I am so tired of people not knowing the origin of this hand gesture. Ronnie James Dio is the only rocker who actually knew and told the truth Michael Scavone-Free al Twitter: "I am so tired of people not knowing the origin of this hand gesture. Ronnie James Dio is the only rocker who actually knew and told the truth](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dhvo01HVQAIcynJ.jpg:large)
Michael Scavone-Free al Twitter: "I am so tired of people not knowing the origin of this hand gesture. Ronnie James Dio is the only rocker who actually knew and told the truth
![File:2404 - Milano - Museo archeologico - Specchi contro il malocchio, sec. V- VI d.C. - Foto di Giovanni Dall'Orto, 1 feb 2014.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:2404 - Milano - Museo archeologico - Specchi contro il malocchio, sec. V- VI d.C. - Foto di Giovanni Dall'Orto, 1 feb 2014.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/2404_-_Milano_-_Museo_archeologico_-_Specchi_contro_il_malocchio%2C_sec._V-_VI_d.C._-_Foto_di_Giovanni_Dall%27Orto%2C_1_feb_2014.jpg/1200px-2404_-_Milano_-_Museo_archeologico_-_Specchi_contro_il_malocchio%2C_sec._V-_VI_d.C._-_Foto_di_Giovanni_Dall%27Orto%2C_1_feb_2014.jpg)
File:2404 - Milano - Museo archeologico - Specchi contro il malocchio, sec. V- VI d.C. - Foto di Giovanni Dall'Orto, 1 feb 2014.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Wikipedia on Twitter: "@CmdrCyb3r4ndr4s In Italian culture, malocchio (evil eye) amulets were designed to protect against the influence of the evil eye itself. Public figures of every type, from poets to gangsters, Wikipedia on Twitter: "@CmdrCyb3r4ndr4s In Italian culture, malocchio (evil eye) amulets were designed to protect against the influence of the evil eye itself. Public figures of every type, from poets to gangsters,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUvD1AuU8AAEFDV.jpg)