Bella ‘mbriana

A sign, a figure: the Good Spirit of the house who welcomes those who enter. It is the Bella ‘Mbriana figure of Neapolitan popular belief that gives positivity to those who enter a home.
Beautiful ‘Mbriana is there but not everyone can see her, only the most sensitive people have this gift. Its name “‘mbriana” means sundial because it only appears during the day. His spirit embodies the symbol of domestic hospitality and can sometimes be found paired with the munaciello, a mischievous and curious little spirit who lives in the same home. Bella ‘Mbriana is changeable: sometimes she is a gecko, who brings good luck, other times she is a charming woman who moves her curtains on a beautiful sunny day.
When there is a complex family situation, it is she who is asked for help to have a solution or relief. Be careful not to offend her because she can be vindictive enough to cause the death of one of her family members. Beauty ‘Mbriana arrives in the house and has to find everything settled, clean, if there is a place at the table for her she is even happier.
A guiding spirit of the house that makes those who live there serene and who upon her arrival is greeted with “bonasera bella 'mbriana mia. Cca' nisciuno you vote fora” as Pino Daniele says in his 1992 song.