Mano Cornuto means "horned hand" in Italian; the
gesture is commonly depicted on charms against the evil eye. It is unclear whether
the gesture originated as an image of horns or as a "poking out the eyes"
gesture, but ancient lunar goddess charms depicting animal horns were used for
similar protective purposes and are probably related to the gesture.
The use of the horns as a symbol of satanic belief is recent, and is evolved
from it's use by heavy metal musicians and fans. (A good dicussion of the use
of the horned hand gesture in rock can be found here.)
The
horned Hand gesture is also used occasionally by Wiccans as a symbol of the
"horned God" or as the horns of the Moon Goddess, depending on tradition.
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