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When people from Naples talk about something happened long time ago or about something which has a a remote origin, they use a series of exemplyfing phrases.
The phrase 'O cippo a Forcella (The stump in Forcella) reminds the monument that was near Forcella quarter, in the Sellaria square. This monument reminds of a sad story because here in 1647 many partecipants to Masaniello riot were beheaded.
When speaking you say: 'O mare a Muntecalvario (The sea in Montecalvario) you are talking about the time when the sea flowed the Montecalvario quarter.
'O pèr ''e làttero a Furìa means The palm tree in Forìa; you talk about the time when the high palm-tree was planted in the Cavour square gardens.
'E ppedamente 'e Somma is referred to the lava base on which Somma mountain rose.
'O catafarc' ô Pennino concerns the altar made in the past in the Pendino quarter on the occasion of the Corpus Domini procession .