Happy New Year 2017! by flavia49

Photography • Seasonal/Holiday • posted on Dec 31, 2016

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Happy New Year 2017 !! Ancient Romans considered male genitals bearers of good luck and wealth. In the foundations of every important building or of a bridge they carved the image of a penis as a good luck talisman, and legionnaires wore chains with small penises, winged or plain, as a luck charm hanging from the neck. Similar bronze objects hung from chandeliers in the form of tintinnabula (small bells) and their silvery sound chased away the evil eye. So here's a Roman luck charm for you, found in the foundations of a Roman castrum (military camp). HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR !!

Comments (50)

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MagikUnicorn

11:22AM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Beautiful Buon compleano

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Ken _Gilliland

11:32AM | Sat, 31 December 2016

happy new year

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magnus073

11:34AM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Have a Happy New Year, Flavia!

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mtdana

11:53AM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Thanks LOL - Happy New Year!!!

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jac204

12:09PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Happy New Year to you too and thanks for the charm!

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eekdog

12:09PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Happy new year.

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adrie

12:22PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Happy New Year to you too.

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Faemike55

12:24PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Charmed, I'm sure
Happy New Year to you and yours

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lalverson

12:53PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

May 2017 bring you happiness.

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Jean_C

12:59PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Superb image and thanks for the infos!

Happy New Year to you and yours, Flavia!

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Leije

1:02PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Original card for the New Year ! Happy New Year to you too, Flavia !

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bakapo

1:25PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

:) Happy New Year, Flavia!

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rbowen

1:26PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Happy New Year!

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KarmaSong

1:43PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

All the best and a Happy New Year to You and your Dear Ones !

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netsuke

2:23PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

Fascinating info - wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year.

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photosynthesis

2:33PM | Sat, 31 December 2016

A very festive image. I might have guessed that it was a rocket ship, but that seems like an unlikely subject for ancient Romans, so penis it is! A happy & healthy New Year to you...

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