Here is another 5 minute spooky tale for Halloween month and another tale from my favorite place, Venice, Italy.
Who wants to meet a giant, bell-ringing ghost looking to get his bones back at midnight? That would be me!
The story goes that one of the last official bell-ringers of St. Mark's Bell Tower was indeed a giant (the giant of Corte Bresanna). He was almost 7 feet tall which is/was unusual for Italians. He was basically a celebrity in his day.
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| Corte Bressana |
One day the director of a scientific institution approached this giant with a deal he could not refuse. The deal was that the giant would be given money, a lot of money, if upon his death the institute could have his skeleton to study. The Giant of Corte Bressana quickly agreed to the deal thinking he would not be dying any time soon so it would not matter. He collected the money and proceeded to go drinking every night which, of course, expedited his premature death. What a stink!
His skeleton is on display at the
Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia.
The residents say that the giant haunts Corte Bressana. He leaves the museum, climbs to the top of the bell tower, rings the bells 12 times, and then walks through the streets begging people for money so he can buy his bones back.
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