Italy's birthrate is falling. Can the storks help? | Italy
First published on Sat 8 May 2021 11.00 EDT As if having a baby wasnât expensive enough, fathers of newborns in the mountain hamlets that make up Italyâs Val dâUltimo have an additional cost. In a revival of an ancient myth that white storks deliver babies, carved wooden storks carrying a newborn child in a sling are a common feature outside homes in the valley. They are put there by friends of the father and there they remain until he stumps up for a round of drinks. âThere has been a noticeable increase in storks and other symbols of birth being put outside someoneâ...
Source: theguardian.com
