The Rock Gesture, also known as Hand Horns, Metal Horns, Devil Horns, Sign of the Horns, or Horns of the Devil, is actually a gesture which wards of demons. In Hindu/Buddhism the gesture wards away negativity and sickness and expels demons. The apotropaic usage of the sign can also be seen in Italy and in other Mediterranean cultures where, when confronted with unfortunate events, or simply when these events are mentioned, the sign of the horns may be given to ward off bad luck. With fingers pointing down, it is a common Mediterranean apotropaic gesture, by which people seek protection in unlucky situations (it is thus a more Mediterranean equivalent of knocking on wood).
Though in many Mediterranean and Latin countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Uruguay, when directed towards someone and swiveled back and forth, the sign implies cuckoldry; the common words for cuckolded in Italian, Greek and Spanish are cornuto, κερατάς (keratas) and cornudo, respectively, literally meaning "horned". And in America many believe it to be a satanic sign because when it was integrated into Rock Culture by Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbeth and it was used as propaganda to stop Rock and Roll by Christians.
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