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Emilia Romagna, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Emilia Romagna
o in Italian (Dialect): Mare vec, mei che gnant.
o in English: (Literally) An old husband is better than nothing. (Meaning) Being married to a man who is old is better than being single. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b11655r
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Emilia-Romagna, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Emilia Romagna
o in Italian (Dialect): Quando piove e viene il sole tutti i vecchi fanno l'amore.
o in English: (Literally) When it rains and comes the sun all the old people make love. (Meaning) Old people make love as often as when it is rainy and sunny at the same time (which is never!). | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1258783
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Emilia Romagna, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Emilia Romagna
o in Italian (Dialect): Bavver sainza said, fer l'amaur fora ed stasan l'en dau cos da bazurlan.
o in English: (Literally) Drinking without thirst, making love out of season are two stupid things. (Meaning) Drinking when you are not thirsty and making love when you are old (and unable to do it) are two stupid things. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3a02662r
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Emilia Romagna, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Emilia Romagna
o in Italian (Dialect): Spuses na volta, pacenza, al po' capite ma tut, ma do l'e da matt!
o in English: Marry one time, patience, could happen to anyone, but marry two times, you are crazy!
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) E belle son ammiae e brutte son piggiae.
o in English: Beautiful women are admired but it's the ugly ones who are chosen [for marriage]. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1117733
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) E'e megio ese gioso che becco.
o in English: It's better to be jealous than to be a cockold. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1107742
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) L'ommo maiou o l'e un oxello imbragou.
o in English: A married man is a bird in a cage. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Libray, Digital Gallery #70429
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Liguria, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Liguria
o in Italian: (Dialect) L'e megio un malo grammo che dexe frae boin.
o in English: (Literally) Better a broken husband then ten whole brothers. (Meaning) It's better for a woman to have a not-so-perfect husband than to have ten perfect brothers. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3f05253r
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Lombardy, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Folk Saying or Proverb on Marriage -- by Region -- Lombardy
o in Italian: (Dialect) Pa e nus maia de spus.
o in English: (Literally) Bread and nuts: wedding food. (Meaning) If said sarcastically, the line might suggest that the couple will have to feed on bread and nuts after they marry as they will not have the funds to buy more expensive foods. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #827550
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Lombardy, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverbs or Folk Sayings on Marriage -- by Region -- Lombardy
o in Italian: (Dialect) A' sto mund gh'e tre qualita de becch: becch cuntent, becch rabient, becch innucent.
o In English: In this world there are three types of cuckolds: those who are happy about it, those who are oblivious to it, and those who are enraged. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress 3a45606r
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