ðɪs kˈʌstəm ɪz pɹˈæktɪst ɪn vˈɛɹi fjˈuː ɪtˈæliən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ænd mˈeɪ wˈɛl hæv ˈeɪntʃənt ˈaɪɹɪʃ ɹˈuːts fɹʌm ɐ pɹˈiːkɹˈɪstʃən ˈiəɹə.
This custom is practiced in very few Italian communities and may well have ancient Irish roots from a pre-Christian era.