Social distancing: Italian town raises toast with glasses tied to sticks amid quarantine

As Italy extends lockdown until May 3, several Italians decided to perch on ir balconies and celebrate an unknown occasion by raising a toast in an interesting style that has left social media amused, and envious same time. Shared by a user named Mauro Ricigliano, video posted on Facebook shows a group of neighbours presumably from Basilicata holding wine glasses tied to a bamboo stick and clinking m toger, all while following social distancing protocol. 

video, which has amassed over 5.6M views, was liked by 43k people and is being widely circulated across social media. 15-second clip gives a glimpse of young men and women in an unknown Italian neighbourhood who seem coordinated and jolly, socially bonding from safe distance of ir respective balconies despite challenging times during  global pandemic. video is also giving many on internet ‘Quarantine goals'.  

Some users responded with a "laugh" emoji, and stated people are “always finding a way to socialize”. “Let me go and find a stick that’s long enough and move into this neighbourhood”, wrote anor commenter. “Wow, I love it”, wrote third commenter, “hope you all are doing okay, best regards and keep happy from Australia”, he ded.  

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Lifting spirits up

Stuck at home due to pandemic, Italians have been taking to ir windows and balconies to lift spirits of people during confinement - armed with pots, pans and singing voices. Some simply banged kitchen utensils, whereas ors painted posters reing "Everything will be fine", and hung m up on ir windows, terraces and balconies. Residents in some parts were also seen playing live music from ir apartment blocks. While in some areas, people hung “supportive basket” in an ancient trition to help hungry and needy.  

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