Mamo fico

In folk magic, the fig hand known in current times as the "figa" hand is a sign that turns away evil or reveals its presence. In common usage the gesture was also used to reveal an unfaithful mate. In some areas of the world the gesture is considered a good luck charm in others (including France, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, Russia a among others) it is considered an obscene gesture. The precise origin of the gesture is unknown but many historians speculate that it refers to female genitalia. In ancient Greece this gesture was a fertility and a good luck charm designed to ward of evil. This survived in Portugal and Brazil, where carved images of hands in this gesture are used in good luck talismans.

Figa/Fico