Ex Votos are paintings that express thanks to God for a miracle. The ones we saw at the Popular Culture and Folklore Museum were from the early 1800’s. They were the size of a legal sheet of paper and were in gratitude for some pretty odd miracles. Among the miracles detailed were: being saved from an attack by cats, the corollary attack by dogs or wolves, protection from loss of an eye when shooting arrows (surely nonna had warned him of the danger), falling through the roof, dodging a train, etc. etc. If we had to create an Ex Voto, ours would be thanking God for the miracle of the GPS system that saves the marriages of travelers trying to negotiate the treacherous roads of Italy.
Ex Votos are paintings that express thanks to God for a miracle. The ones we saw at the Popular Culture and Folklore Museum were from the early 1800’s. They were the size of a legal sheet of paper and were in gratitude for some pretty odd miracles. Among the miracles detailed were: being saved from an attack by cats, the corollary attack by dogs or wolves, protection from loss of an eye when shooting arrows (surely nonna had warned him of the danger), falling through the roof, dodging a train, etc. etc. If we had to create an Ex Voto, ours would be thanking God for the miracle of the GPS system that saves the marriages of travelers trying to negotiate the treacherous roads of Italy.
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