The world is full of platitudes , they can found both in the cosmopolitan cities and in small town: After reviewing the platitudes of San Giovanni Persiceto, l’Ocagiuliva explores the platitudes correlated to the Persiceto’s carnival such as “boats on the waggon are bad luck” “ if you have horse on the waggon you don’t win” “No one can win the competition twice” Not even l’ocagiuliva.