To step in animal poo is considered as luck in Sicily. It has its origins from agricultural traditions where a field filled with shit was a very rich soil and the farmer was very lucky. The more shit, the better soil. And this gave also richer harvests because poo was and still is used as fertilizer in sicilian agriculture.

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Att trampa p? djurbajs betraktas som tur p? Sicilien. Det har sitt ursprung fr?n jordbrukstraditioner d?r ett f?lt fyllt med skit var ett mycket rikt jord och bonden var mycket lycklig. Ju mer skit, desto b?ttre jord. Och detta gav ocks? rikare sk?rdar eftersom bajs anv?ndes och fortfarande anv?nds som g?dningsmedel i sicilianska jordbruket.

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