Italy faces criticism over problematic behavior of tourists who engage in ``simulated sex’’ with statue of Bacchus
イタリアのフィレンツェで、酒と豊穣（ほうじょう）の神バッカス像にキスしたり抱き付いたり下半身を押し当てたりしている若い女性の姿が撮影され、当局が身元の捜査に乗り出した
Authorities are investigating the identity of a young woman who was photographed kissing, hugging, and pressing her lower body against a statue of Bacchus, the god of wine and fertility, in Florence, Italy.
ＳＮＳで出回った写真に対してイタリア文化省やフィレンツェ当局は憤りを募らせ、フィレンツェ市長は「疑似セックス」行為と呼んで非難した
The photos circulating on social media sparked outrage from the Italian Ministry of Culture and Florence authorities, with Florence’s mayor condemning the act, calling it a ”pseudo-sex” act.
フィレンツェ市によると、問題の観光客はまだ特定されていない
According to the City of Florence, the tourist in question has not yet been identified.
This woman is believed to have been intoxicated.
身元が判明すれば罰金を命じられ、文化遺産の乱用を禁じた条例に従ってフィレンツェには生涯立ち入り禁止となる可能性がある
If his identity is discovered, he could be fined and banned from entering Florence for the rest of his life in accordance with the city’s ordinance prohibiting the abuse of cultural heritage.
バッカス像は、１６世紀の彫刻家ジャンボローニャが制作した作品の複製だった
The Bacchus statue was a copy of a work created by the 16th century sculptor Giambologna.
Giambologna was influenced by Hellenistic sculpture and the works of Michelangelo, and settled in Florence in 1552.
ジャンボローニャの作品は市内の博物館に収蔵されている
Giambologna’s work is housed in the city’s museum.
The replica statue is located on a street corner near the Ponte Vecchio Bridge.
ＳＮＳのＸ（旧ツイッター）ではこの行為をめぐって憤りや冷笑の声が飛び交っている
On the social networking site X (formerly Twitter), there is a lot of anger and ridicule over this act.
イタリアでは各地で観光客の問題行動が後を絶たない
There is no end to the problematic behavior of tourists in various parts of Italy.
In 2023, a tourist was detained in Florence for allegedly defacing the 16th-century Neptune Fountain statue in Piazza della Signoria.
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