Badalisc
In Italian folklore, Badalisc is a goat-headed creature. Each year it delivers a comedic sermon, revealing the villagers' secrets but fostering community.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Valle Camonica folklore
- Region
- Valle Camonica, Lombardy, Italy (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Fore-Knowing
- Symbols
- Hair
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Symbols
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- Hair bears image-domain Hair denotes vitality and the state of the head it grows from, ordered or wild, shorn in renunciation, and red for ardour and suspicion alike.
why
This mythical being is traditionally depicted as a goat-headed beast with a large body covered in shaggy hair, horns, and sometimes described as having glowing eyes.
Traits
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Form
- Hybrid of multiple animals
why
This mythical being is traditionally depicted as a goat-headed beast with a large body covered in shaggy hair, horns, and sometimes described as having glowing eyes.
Behaviour
- Captured and paraded in annual festival
why
Each year, typically during the Epiphany celebrations in early January, the Badalisc is 'captured' by villagers and brought into town.
- Delivers satirical public speech
why
This event is the centerpiece of a vibrant festival where the creature delivers a satirical speech, known as the 'sermon.'
- Reveals communal secrets for catharsis
why
This sermon is a humorous and often biting commentary on the events of the past year, revealing secrets, gossip, and misdeeds of the villagers.
Sight and sound
- Glowing red eyes
why
This mythical being is traditionally depicted as a goat-headed beast with a large body covered in shaggy hair, horns, and sometimes described as having glowing eyes.
Utility powers
- Trickery and cunning
why
This event is the centerpiece of a vibrant festival where the creature delivers a satirical speech, known as the 'sermon.'