Religious Signs in the Street in Vinovo, Italy

Here are street religious signs: they are typical of our Italian popular culture and tell the history of communities, a history based not on famous people 's valiant actions (as usually we find in our books) but a history based on expressions of common people's life.

In fact street religious spots of prayers are to remember the overcoming of dramatic events (such as famines, natural calamities, epidemics, wars) lived by the inhabitants of the place.

Here's a niche

Here's a different religious sign: a fantastic painting of an angel

These photos are taken in Vinovo, Italy.
Class 2A : Scuola Media Gioanetti in Vinovo
Teacher : Daniela Bongiorno