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Piedmont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Piedmont
o in Italian: (Dialect) Na ca sonza fumna l'e cume na lum sonza stupin.
o in English: A house without a woman is like an [oil] lamp without a wick. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1166564
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Piemont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Piedmont
o in Italian: (Dialect) A l'e pu facil spusese mal, che mange ben.
o in English: It is easier to marry badly than it is to eat well. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #817100
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Piedmont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Piedmont
in Italian: (Dialect) La fidanzata e latte, la sposa, e burro, la moglie e formaggio duro.
in English: The fiance is milk, the bride is butter, the wife is hard cheese. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #0330r
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Piedmont, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Piedmont
o in Italian: (Dialect) El mariagi tra parent, vita curta e gran turment.
o in English: Marriage between relatives, short life and great torment. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b07347r
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: Ci voglion dieci orecchi per trovare una buona moglie.
o in English: (Literally) You need to have ten ears to find a good wife. (Meaning) To find a good wife you really have to look hard.
Contributed by Gemma Forliano | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1586872
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: (Dialect) Li maccarune so com a lu muatremonie, ss cunsumene quann so bell call call.
o in English: (Literally) Macaroni is like matrimony: it's consumed when it's nicely hot hot.
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: (Dialect) Addu u a caddina crida e lu caddu tace nun c'e pace.
o in English: (Literally) Where the hen sings and the rooster remains quiet, there is no peace. (Meaning) In a marriage where the woman "wears the pants" and the man "wears the skirt" there can be no bliss, as the role reversals inevitably lead to marital strife and social discord. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1588488
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Puglia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Puglia
o in Italian: (Dialect) De na mamma cammara nu te pijare mai la fija, ca ci nu tutta cammara alla mamma se ssamija.
o in English: (Literally) A mother with crooked legs will never marry her daughter even if her daughter's legs are straight, because a daughter resembles her mother. (Meaning) Like mother, like daughter (So, if a mother has a bad reputation, so will her daughter). | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Digital Gallery #1610079
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Sardinia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Sardinia
o in Italian (Dialect) Maridu contadore, muzere furunciula.
o in English: (Literally) Stingy husband, a wife who steals. (Meaning) A stingy husband will end up with a wife who will spend his money behind his back. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b21622r
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Sardinia, Italy | | Date: Centuries-old | Notes: Italian Proverb or Folk Saying on Marriage -- by Region -- Sardinia
o in Italian (Dialect): Coja e impringiu bessint a claru.
o in English: (Literally) Marriage and pregnancy are in the light. (Meaning) One can't hide the fact that one is married or that one is pregnant -- the facts are beyond dispute. | Contributed by: Image courtesy of The Library of Congress #3b04021r
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