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What do people in Milan do for good luck? Check out this tradition dating back to the 1800s
We all have some kind of good luck charm. Maybe it’s *** four-leaf clover, some people say *** horseshoe, maybe it’s that high school jersey you wear every day. Here in Milan, *** little different. They spin on, well, I’ll just show you. This could be *** story of *** crowd’s mutual gathering for luck, their dizzying effort for good fortune, but let’s be serious, that’s not what gets people talking. Have you seen what happens in there. It’s great people watching though. One after another, after another, they take *** spin on, well, the Bulls unmentionables. Let’s just pretend we’re in Charlotte now. Please explain this to me. Um, I was told to put my foot in *** bull’s ball and spin around. And hope my dreams come true. Yeah, thanks for the assist, Megan. She and her Charlotte, North Carolina friends are right. Throughout the Galleria in Milan, there are 4 mosaic coats of armor. This one, the city of Turin, where the spinning happens, dates back to the 1800s, and local lore is if you spin 3 times, it could bring you good luck or back to the city, maybe even grant you *** wish. Before, and I think my wish came true, so maybe it works. Just look at the crowd. We did *** time lapse and look how many people are constantly here. It’s gotten to the point where *** divot has been worn into that mosaic floor requiring multiple repairs over the years. So whatever your version of luck is, I guess I wish you good luck. Imillan Cortina, I’m Jason Newton.
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As Milan Cortina kicks off hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, visitors flocked to a historic shopping center in Milan to partake in a unique tradition.The act of spinning on a mosaic bull is believed to bring good luck, a return to the city, or even grant a wish.”Have you seen what happens in there? Yeah. It’s great people watching,” said Kimberly Henderson, from Charlotte, North Carolina. There are four mosaic coats of armor throughout the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The spinning happens at the one representing the city of Turin.Meghan Hoffman, also from Charlotte, North Carolina, shared her experience.”I was told to put my foot in a bull’s ball and spin around and hope my dreams come true,” Hoffman said.People stepped on a worn marble bull and spun in a circle. It’s become one of Milan’s most recognizable tourist attractions. “I’ve done it before, and I think my wish came true,” said Colleen Francis, another visitor from Charlotte. “So maybe it works.”The tradition dates back to the 1800s, and the constant spinning has worn a divot into the mosaic floor, requiring multiple repairs over the years.
As Milan Cortina kicks off hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, visitors flocked to a historic shopping center in Milan to partake in a unique tradition.
The act of spinning on a mosaic bull is believed to bring good luck, a return to the city, or even grant a wish.
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“Have you seen what happens in there? Yeah. It’s great people watching,” said Kimberly Henderson, from Charlotte, North Carolina.
There are four mosaic coats of armor throughout the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The spinning happens at the one representing the city of Turin.
Meghan Hoffman, also from Charlotte, North Carolina, shared her experience.
“I was told to put my foot in a bull’s ball and spin around and hope my dreams come true,” Hoffman said.
People stepped on a worn marble bull and spun in a circle. It’s become one of Milan’s most recognizable tourist attractions.
“I’ve done it before, and I think my wish came true,” said Colleen Francis, another visitor from Charlotte. “So maybe it works.”
The tradition dates back to the 1800s, and the constant spinning has worn a divot into the mosaic floor, requiring multiple repairs over the years.
